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Corrected vice with least resigned phrase (4,2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

cest la vie

'resigned phrase' is the definition.

'corrected vice with least' is the wordplay.
'corrected' is an anagram indicator.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'vice' after 'least' is 'leastvice'.
'leastvice' with letters rearranged gives 'CEST LA VIE'.

(Other definitions for cest la vie that I've seen before include "There's nothing we can do about it!" , "That's life for the French (1'3,2,3)" , "Whatever will be will be" , "Vets Alice (anag) - French expression of resignation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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