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Inclined to punish vice with rector corrupt (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corrective

'inclined to punish' is the definition.

'vice with rector corrupt' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'corrupt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'vice'+'rector'='vicerector'
'vicerector' with letters rearranged gives 'CORRECTIVE'.

(Other definitions for corrective that I've seen before include "Intended to counteract (something undesirable)" , "Tending to put right" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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