Bent of mind of disturbed person in shame (10)

I believe the answer is:

propensity

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'bent of mind' is the definition.
'propensity' can be an answer for 'bent' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'of mind' bit.

'disturbed person in shame' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'shame' becomes 'pity' (synonyms).
'person' is an anagram of 'ropens'.
'ropens' put within 'pity' is 'PROPENSITY'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for propensity that I've seen before include "Bent" , "Inclination; tendency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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