Word before "eye" or "genius" (4)

I believe the answer is:

evil

(Other definitions for evil that I've seen before include "Malignant" , "A live sort of badness" , "Malign" , "Live (anag.)" , "no good in this puzzle" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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