Avarice (5)

I believe the answer is:

greed

'avarice' is the definition.
(I know that avarice can be written as greed)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for greed that I've seen before include "Selfish desire" , "sin" , "Circuit" , "Covetousness" , "Avidity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent, The Mirror, The Telegraph, The Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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