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Attorney and politician sweating a bit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damp

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'attorney and politician sweating a bit' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'attorney and politician' is the wordplay.
'attorney' becomes 'da' (District Attorney).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'politician' becomes 'mp' (Member of Parliament).
'da'+'mp'='DAMP'

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(Other definitions for damp that I've seen before include "A bit wet" , "dripping" , "Moisture" , "(Slightly) wet" , "soggy" .)

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