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Evil ways we all have (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sinews

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'we all have' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'evil ways' is the wordplay.
'evil' becomes 'sin' (synonyms).
'ways' becomes 'ews' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sin'+'ews'='SINEWS'

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(Other definitions for sinews that I've seen before include "Tough tissues joining muscles to bone" , "Tissues connecting muscles to bones" , "Tendons, ligaments" , "They connect muscle to bone" , "Strength" .)

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