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Having gone the wrong way, be morally corrupt (4)

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evil

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(Other definitions for evil that I've seen before include "Maleficent" , "Wicked - vice" , "source of harm" , "Depraved" , "Live badly for badness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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