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Whole business report written by that woman (7)

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I believe the answer is:

shebang

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'whole business' is the definition.
'shebang' can be an answer for 'business' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'whole' bit.

'report written by that woman' is the wordplay.
'report' becomes 'bang' (report can mean a loud noise).
'written by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'that woman' becomes 'she' (she refers to a woman).
'bang' after 'she' is 'SHEBANG'.

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(Other definitions for shebang that I've seen before include "(Whole) kit and caboodle" , "The whole ___ (entirely)" , "The whole thing?" , "Matter" , "Whole affair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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