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Accent of born scallywag (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brogue

'accent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'born scallywag' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'b'.
'scallywag' becomes 'rogue' ('rogue' can be a synonym of 'scallywag').
'b'+'rogue'='BROGUE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for brogue that I've seen before include "Worn" , "Thick and heavy shoe" , "Footprint could be left by this" , "What might identify an Irishman" , "Irish accent or strong shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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