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Founder of a place of iniquity (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sink

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'founder' is the definition.
(I know that sink is a type of founder)

'a place of iniquity' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'iniquity' could be 'sin' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'sin' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'k' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sink that I've seen before include "Slump" , "something needed in kitchen" , "Washing-up place" , "place of iniquity?" , "Scene of iniquity or washing up" .)

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