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Succeeded with murder in facility (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skill

'facility' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'succeeded with murder' is the wordplay.
'succeeded' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'murder' becomes 'kill' (I've seen this before).
's'+'kill'='SKILL'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for skill that I've seen before include "Ability acquired by training" , "Talent" , "Knack" , "facility" , "Expertise, dexterity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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