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Bent course, one's twisted at first (9)

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I believe the answer is:

dishonest

'bent' is the definition.
(bent can mean corrupt)

'course one's twisted at first' is the wordplay.
'course' becomes 'dish' (dish can mean a course of a meal).
'at first' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'twisted' is 't'.
'dish'+'ones'+'t'='DISHONEST'

(Other definitions for dishonest that I've seen before include "Corrupt" , "shifty" , "cheating" , "Mendacious like hedonists" , "Fraudulent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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