The "V” of VP (4)

I believe the answer is:

vice

(Other definitions for vice that I've seen before include "Wicked habit" , "item in workshop" , "One that grips" , "Evil < number two" , "Prefix for deputy to, say, chairman" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

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