Lures I'm tossing to show governmental inefficiency (7)

I believe the answer is:

misrule

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'show governmental inefficiency' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'lures i'm tossing' is the wordplay.
'tossing' indicates an anagram.
'lures'+'im'='luresim'
'luresim' is an anagram of 'MISRULE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for misrule that I've seen before include "Unfair government; disorder" , "Disorder (lord of)" , "Bad government" .)

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

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