Moral shortcoming Crossword Clue

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Moral shortcoming Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. moral weakness
2. a specific form of evildoing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHORTCOMING (noun)
1. a failing or deficiency
MORAL (noun)
1. the significance of a story or event
MORAL (adjective)
1. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
2. psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect

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46. "Yeah, right"

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