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Bad to be wrongly directed (4)

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evil

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'bad' is the definition.
(I know that evil is a type of bad)

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(Other definitions for evil that I've seen before include "Live (anag.)" , "Morally objectionable behavior" , "Immorality" , "Demonic" , "Wicked - social problem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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