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Criminal triad I contend is brainwashed (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indoctrinated

'is brainwashed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'criminal triad i contend' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'triad'+'i'+'contend'='triadicontend'
'triadicontend' with letters rearranged gives 'INDOCTRINATED'.

(Other definitions for indoctrinated that I've seen before include "Driven to accept ideas without question" , "Brain-washed" , "Convinced" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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