Brady, wrong to associate with Joan (5)

I believe the answer is:

darby

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'associate with joan' is the definition.
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'brady wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'brady' is an anagram of 'DARBY'.

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(Other definitions for darby that I've seen before include "example of devoted spouse" , "Joan's old man?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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