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The tendency of professional writers to lose head in Dublin, for instance (10)

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propensity

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'the tendency' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for propensity that I've seen before include "Bent" , "Inclination; tendency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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