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Press release United head gives Bent (9)

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I believe the answer is:

proneness

'bent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'press release united head' is the wordplay.
'press release' becomes 'pr' (public relations).
'united' becomes 'one' (as in a phrase like 'we are one').
'head' becomes 'ness' (ness is a headland).
'pr'+'one'+'ness'='PRONENESS'

'gives' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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