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Greed getting Virginia and Erica running round (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avarice

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'greed' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'virginia and erica running round' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'av' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'running round' indicates an anagram.
'erica' anagrammed gives 'arice'.
'av'+'arice'='AVARICE'

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for avarice that I've seen before include "Insatiable lust" , "Greed, covetousness" , "Parsimony" , "Insatiable desire for wealth" , "excessive desire for wealth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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