The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word DEADLY SIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DEADLY SIN
- Andy's idle, wickedly manifesting one?
- Passed on antibody, one of forbidden seven
- Sandy lied about fatal error?
- Snide lady busted in moral offence
- Sadly, end involved swallowing one’s pride?
- Sloth potentially extremely boring? Wrong!
- Yields and strays — into such transgression?
- Lady dines out? That’s unforgivable!
- Perhaps sloth yields and topples over
- Anger for one in England’s tail; delays unsettled batting
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The straight part
We know that "Sloth potentially" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sloth potentially = deadly sin.The cryptic/wordplay part
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