Spoils actions meant to rectify (12)

I believe the answer is:

contaminates

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

'actions meant to rectify' is the wordplay.
'to rectify' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'rectified' mean this).
'actions'+'meant'='actionsmeant'
'actionsmeant' with letters rearranged gives 'CONTAMINATES'.

(Another definition for contaminates that I've seen is " Spoils".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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