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Trespass as sin, a term including murder (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assassinate

'murder' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'trespass as sin a term including' is the wordplay.
'including' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ASSASSINATE' is hidden within 'trespass as sin a term'.

(Other definitions for assassinate that I've seen before include "Put an end to" , "Murder (a political or religious leader)" , "Kill by contract" , "Kill (a VIP)" , "Kill for a cause" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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