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Spots politician passing through stately homes (7)

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I believe the answer is:

pimples

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'spots' is the definition.
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'politician passing through stately homes' is the wordplay.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'passing through' is an insertion indicator.
'stately homes' becomes 'piles' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mp' going inside 'piles' is 'PIMPLES'.

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(Other definitions for pimples that I've seen before include "Small unsightly pustules on face" , "(Skin) spots" , "Rash" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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