Consider the implications of India's second largest city-state getting to read the Riot Act (10)

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deliberate

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(Other definitions for deliberate that I've seen before include "debate" , "Meant" , "on purpose" , "Carefully thought out" , "Intended" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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