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On reflection, be wrong (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evil

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

'on reflection be' is the wordplay.
'on reflection' is a reversal indicator.
'be' becomes 'live' (living is a kind of being).
'live' back-to-front is 'EVIL'.

(Other definitions for evil that I've seen before include "Depraved" , "Wicked - vice" , "Depravity, wickedness" , "Badness, depravity" , "Demonic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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