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Consented to give up a vice (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greed

'vice' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'consented to give up a' is the wordplay.
'consented to' becomes 'agreed' (agreeing is a kind of consenting to).
'give up' is a deletion indicator.
'agreed' with 'a' taken out is 'GREED'.

(Other definitions for greed that I've seen before include "Vice" , "Selfish desire" , "Insatiability" , "Avidity" , "Rapacity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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