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Deputy — failing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vice

This clue is a double definition.

'deputy' is the first definition.
(as in vice-president)

'failing' is the second definition.
(vice can mean a moral failing)

(Other definitions for vice that I've seen before include "Is the gripping tool evil?" , "venality?" , "perversion" , "Moral weakness" , "As a substitute for; immoral behaviour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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