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Principle of the complex integrated circuit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethic

'principle' is the definition.
(ethic is a kind of principle)

'the complex integrated circuit' is the wordplay.
'complex' indicates an anagram.
'integrated circuit' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation in electronics).
'the' with letters rearranged gives 'eth'.
'eth'+'ic'='ETHIC'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for ethic that I've seen before include "Ideology" , "Moral system" , "Moral practice" , "System of principles" , "Set of moral principles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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