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Betray Les wickedly to a boor (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

sell out

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

'les wickedly to a boor' is the wordplay.
'wickedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to a boor' becomes 'lout' (I've seen this before).
'les' is an anagram of 'sel'.
'sel'+'lout'='SELL-OUT'

(Other definitions for sell out that I've seen before include "when they become famous?" , "Commercial success - total betrayal" , "When all tickets are booked in advance" , "Great commercial success, everything bought" , "Betray one's principles" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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