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A mortal sin admitted (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agreed

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

'a mortal sin' is the wordplay.
'mortal sin' becomes 'greed' (greed is a kind of mortal sin).
'a'+'greed'='AGREED'

(Other definitions for agreed that I've seen before include "Okayed" , "Settled by common consent" , "ratified" , "In accord" , "Geared (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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