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Grave taxes can disrupt them (13)

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I believe the answer is:

extravagances

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'them' is the definition.
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'grave taxes can disrupt' is the wordplay.
'disrupt' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'disrupted' mean this).
'grave'+'taxes'+'can'='gravetaxescan'
'gravetaxescan' anagrammed gives 'EXTRAVAGANCES'.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Globe and Mail.
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