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Yields and strays — into such transgression? (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deadly sin

'such transgression?' is the definition.
'deadly sin' can be an answer for 'transgression?' (deadly sin is a kind of transgression). I am not sure about the 'such' bit.

'yields and strays' is the wordplay.
'strays' indicates an anagram.
'yields'+'and'='yieldsand'
'yieldsand' is an anagram of 'DEADLY SIN'.

'into' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deadly sin that I've seen before include "Anger, say" , "a cause of damnation" , "not good - bad" , "Lethal lapse like pride, gluttony or envy" , "Anger, covetousness, envy, gluttony, lust, pride or sloth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Independent.
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