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God upset, consumed by a weakness, greed (7)

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I believe the answer is:

avarice

'greed' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'god upset consumed by a weakness' is the wordplay.
'god' becomes 'Ra' (Egyptian god).
'upset' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'consumed by' is an insertion indicator.
'weakness' becomes 'vice' (I've seen this before).
'ra' reversed gives 'ar'.
'a'+'vice'='avice'
'ar' put into 'avice' is 'AVARICE'.

(Other definitions for avarice that I've seen before include "Parsimony" , "Sway, control" , "Insatiable lust" , "Wanting to be rich" , "Greed - caviare (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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