Acted badly around part of Clare and Dublin (6)
I believe the answer is:
sinned
'acted badly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'part of clare and dublin' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'part' could be 'si' (si is a kind of part) and 'si' is found in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ned' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'around' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sinned that I've seen before include "Transgressed the moral law" , "trespassed" , "was wicked" , "Gave moral offence" , "Transgressed the moral code" .)