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Censured about betting he cursed (10)

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I believe the answer is:

blasphemed

'cursed' is the definition.
('blaspheme' can be a synonym of 'curse')

'censured about betting he' is the wordplay.
'censured' becomes 'blamed' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'betting' becomes 'sp'.
'sp'+'he'='sphe'
'blamed' enclosing 'sphe' is 'BLASPHEMED'.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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