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Is up north, and that's bad (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sin

'bad' is the definition.
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'is up north and' is the wordplay.
'up north' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (like on a map - reverse order in down clue).
'and' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and').
'is' backwards is 'si'.
'si'+'n'='SIN'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sin that I've seen before include "It breaches the moral law" , "Pride, say" , "Moral offence" , "Mortal error" , "Err" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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