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Deadly sin lions fall into (5)

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pride

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'deadly sin' is the definition.
(I know that pride is a type of deadly sin)

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(Other definitions for pride that I've seen before include "Vanity" , "conceit" , "sense of satisfaction" , "cause of swelling?" , "big cats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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