Counsel notice moral shortcoming (6)

I believe the answer is:

advice

'counsel' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'notice moral shortcoming' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad'.
'moral shortcoming' becomes 'vice'.
'ad'+'vice'='ADVICE'

(Other definitions for advice that I've seen before include "Counsel given" , "tip" , "Formal notice" , "What lawyer offers" , "Supposed words of wisdom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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