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Pity person's corrupt tendency (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

propensity

'tendency' is the definition.
(I know that propensity is a type of tendency)

'pity person's corrupt' is the wordplay.
'corrupt' is an anagram indicator (a corrupted spelling of the word).
'pity'+'person'='pityperson'
'pityperson' with letters rearranged gives 'PROPENSITY'.

(Other definitions for propensity that I've seen before include "Bent" , "Inclination; tendency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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