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How to correct a terribly bad issue (8)

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disabuse

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'how to correct a' is the definition.
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'terribly bad issue' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'bad'+'issue'='badissue'
'badissue' is an anagram of 'DISABUSE'.

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(Other definitions for disabuse that I've seen before include "put right" , "Rid someone (of a mistaken idea)" , "Free from a false idea" , "Free somebody from an erroneous belief" , "Give correction to" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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