Cryptic crossword clue
Starts picking red and violet, truly corrupt 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEPRAVED

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The straight part
We know that "corrupt" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case corrupt = depraved.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DEPRAVED mean?

DEPRAVED verb
  1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
  2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
DEPRAVED adjective
  1. Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
  2. Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.

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