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British traitor is a whippersnapper (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brat

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

'british traitor' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'traitor' becomes 'rat' (rat can mean a treacherous person).
'b'+'rat'='BRAT'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for brat that I've seen before include "Urchin" , "child - that's a nuisance" , "Bad child - pack member!" , "Mervyn -- (Titus Groan)" , "Little terror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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