Inciting bent mate to go astray (8)

I believe the answer is:

abetment

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'inciting bent mate to go astray' is the definition.
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'bent mate to go astray' is the wordplay.
'to go astray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bent'+'mate'='bentmate'
'bentmate' with letters rearranged gives 'ABETMENT'.

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(Another definition for abetment that I've seen is " Aiding".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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