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Applying logic makes a sinner go wrong (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reasoning

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'applying logic' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a sinner go wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'sinner'+'go'='asinnergo'
'asinnergo' is an anagram of 'REASONING'.

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(Other definitions for reasoning that I've seen before include "Thinking coherently and logically" , "sense?" , "Logic" , "argument" , "Logical thought process" .)

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