Throw out moral excellence (5)

I believe the answer is:

worth

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'moral excellence' is the definition.
'worth' can be an answer for 'excellence' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'moral' bit.

'throw out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'throw' anagrammed gives 'WORTH'.

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(Other definitions for worth that I've seen before include "Throw (anag.)" , "Value (of something)" , "Merit - value" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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