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Rate no sin bad, being a heretic (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nestorian

'a heretic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rate no sin bad' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rate'+'no'+'sin'='ratenosin'
'ratenosin' anagrammed gives 'NESTORIAN'.

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nestorian that I've seen before include "of Iraqi church" , "patriarch's teaching" , "Heretic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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