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Gangster loves to be a bringer of misfortune (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoodoo

'a bringer of misfortune' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gangster loves' is the wordplay.
'gangster' becomes 'hood' (I've seen this before).
'loves' becomes 'oo' (love means 0 in tennis).
'hood'+'oo'='HOODOO'

'to be' is the link.

(Other definitions for hoodoo that I've seen before include "Thing or person thought to cause bad luck" , "Jinx" , "Thing or person thought to bring bad luck" , "bringer of misfortune" , "Bad luck some people bring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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