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Virtue of being right during a bad time (5)

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I believe the answer is:

merit

'virtue' is the definition.
('merit' can be a synonym of 'virtue')

'being right during a bad time' is the wordplay.
'being right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'a bad' indicates an anagram.
'time' is an anagram of 'meit'.
'r' put into 'meit' is 'MERIT'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for merit that I've seen before include "Excellence that deserves to be honoured" , "Just deserts" , "Quality deserving reward" , "Deserve; excellence" , "Excellence, worth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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