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Brazen criminal hassles me (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shameless

'brazen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'criminal hassles me' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'hassles'+'me'='hasslesme'
'hasslesme' with letters rearranged gives 'SHAMELESS'.

(Other definitions for shameless that I've seen before include "Barefaced, unabashed" , "Brazenly showing no regret" , "Immodest; brazen" , "Quite brazen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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