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Spots one charged with arson at last (4)

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I believe the answer is:

acne

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

'one charged with arson at last' is the wordplay.
'one charged' becomes 'ace' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'at last' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'arson' is 'n'.
'ace' placed around 'n' is 'ACNE'.

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(Other definitions for acne that I've seen before include "Skin condition prevalent among teenagers" , "Adolescent spots" , "(Inflammation causing) spots" , "Teenage skin blemish" , "sort of disease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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