Depraved habit (4)

I believe the answer is:

vice

'depraved habit' is the definition.

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for vice that I've seen before include "Bad habit - it grips" , "person to stand in for skipper" , "Strong gripper" , "Wrong" , "In place of - depravity" .)

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

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