Inclination by bad actor to be utilitarian? (7)

I believe the answer is:

bentham

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'be utilitarian?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'inclination by bad actor' is the wordplay.
'inclination' becomes 'bent' (bent is a kind of inclination).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'bad actor' becomes 'ham' (a ham is someone who overacts).
'bent'+'ham'='BENTHAM'

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for bentham that I've seen is " Jeremy ---, utilitarian philosopher".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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