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Booked with prejudice (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pride

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'prejudice' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for pride that I've seen before include "Group of lions" , "Deadly sin (of lions?)" , "They say it comes before a fall" , "''. . . . . goeth before a fall''" , "Leonine family" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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