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An overage criminal, usually (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on average

'usually' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an overage criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'an'+'overage'='anoverage'
'anoverage' is an anagram of 'ON AVERAGE'.

(Other definitions for on average that I've seen before include "typically speaking" , "Usually" , "Generally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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