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The same Conservative in denial? It circulates (9)

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I believe the answer is:

identical

'the same' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'conservative in denial? it circulates' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'circulates' indicates anagramming the letters.
'denial'+'it'='denialit'
'denialit' with letters rearranged gives 'idential'.
'c' going inside 'idential' is 'IDENTICAL'.

(Other definitions for identical that I've seen before include "Like two peas in a pod" , "not distinguished" , "lacking distinction" , "showing no change" , "Similar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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