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Born villain's dialect? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brogue

'dialect?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'born villain's' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'b'.
'villain' becomes 'rogue' (rogue is a kind of villain).
'b'+'rogue'='BROGUE'

(Other definitions for brogue that I've seen before include "Kind of shoe" , "last work?" , "Stout shoe - Irish accent" , "Irish accent or strong shoe" , "Irish or Scottish accent?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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