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A rascal between the aisles they say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knave

'a rascal' is the definition.
(I know that rascal can be written as knave)

'between the aisles they say' is the wordplay.
'between the aisles' becomes 'nave' (nave is a part of a church).
'they say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'nave' is a homophone of 'KNAVE'.

(Other definitions for knave that I've seen before include "Jack - scoundrel" , "cheat of old" , "A swindler" , "[COURT CARD] , maybe" , "Yet he may be a diamond" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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