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The father was exiled from Spain for wrongdoing (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sin

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'wrongdoing' is the definition.
(sin is a kind of wrongdoing)

'the father was exiled from spain' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
A single letter 's' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sin that I've seen before include "Wickedness" , "Breach of morality" , "Moral offence" , "Transgress" , "Wicked deed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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