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Greek getting behind corruption (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

graft

'corruption' is the definition.
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'greek getting behind' is the wordplay.
'greek' becomes 'gr'.
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'behind' becomes 'aft' ('aft' can be a synonym of 'behind'**).
'gr'+'aft'='GRAFT'

(Other definitions for graft that I've seen before include "Slip" , "Transfer of tissue - hard work!" , "Make money from corruption" , "Hard work - illicit gain" , "Surgical transplant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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