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Nevada reduced reported sin (4)

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envy

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'sin' is the definition.
(I know that envy is a type of deadly sin)

'nevada reduced reported' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'nevada' could be 'nv' (abbreviation for the US state) and 'nv' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for envy that I've seen before include "Resentment at another's success" , "Feeling of grudging admiration" , "The green-eyed monster" , "Jealousy, resentment" , "Jealousy, begrudgery" .)

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