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Morning examination for the unprincipled (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amoral

'the unprincipled' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'morning examination' is the wordplay.
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in 12:00 AM).
'examination' becomes 'oral' (oral examination is a kind of examination).
'am'+'oral'='AMORAL'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for amoral that I've seen before include "Without sense of right and wrong" , "Lacking any ethical sense" , "Unconcerned with correctness" , "Lacking a sense of right and wrong" , "Lacking sense of decency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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