Deformed criminal (4)

I believe the answer is:

bent

I believe this is a double definition.

'deformed' is the first definition.
(bending is a kind of deforming)

'criminal' is the second definition.
(bent can mean corrupt or criminal)

(Other definitions for bent that I've seen before include "Morally crooked" , "Crooked; grass" , "Dishonest; angled" , "Angled or curved" , "Angled; grass" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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