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Transgression, dark’s ending in fall (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sink

'fall' is the definition.
(sinking is a kind of falling)

'transgression dark's ending' is the wordplay.
'transgression' becomes 'sin' (sin is a kind of transgression).
'ending' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'dark' is 'k'.
'sin'+'k'='SINK'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for sink that I've seen before include "Plumbing fixture" , "Plummet" , "Scene of iniquity or washing up" , "Basin - scupper" , "(Cause to) become submerged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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