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Amoral vanity's destroyed good band (9,4)

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I believe the answer is:

salvation army

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'good band' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'amoral vanity's destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'amoral'+'vanitys'='amoralvanitys'
'amoralvanitys' is an anagram of 'SALVATION ARMY'.

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(Other definitions for salvation army that I've seen before include "Organisation founded by William Booth" , "peaceful force" , "The Booths' organisation" , "Christian body noted for social work and bands" , "Christian group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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