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Criticise a financial centre’s greed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rapacity

'greed' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'criticise a financial centre's' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'rap' (I've seen this before).
'financial centre' becomes 'city'.
'rap'+'a'+'city'='RAPACITY'

(Other definitions for rapacity that I've seen before include "Predatory nature" , "Great greed and exploitation of others" , "Greed, the plundering of others" , "Voracious greed" , "Extreme greed and predatory quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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