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To some degree, perhaps, one can call it cupidity (5)

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greed

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(Other definitions for greed that I've seen before include "Gluttony" , "Vice" , "Circuit" , "Covetousness" , "Eager desire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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