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Bemoaning faulty alignment (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lamenting

'bemoaning' is the definition.
('lament' can be a synonym of 'bemoan')

'faulty alignment' is the wordplay.
'faulty' is an anagram indicator.
'alignment' with letters rearranged gives 'LAMENTING'.

(Another definition for lamenting that I've seen is " Mourning, bewailing".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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