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Charlie lacks refinement and is vulgar (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crude

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'is vulgar' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'charlie lacks refinement' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet).
'lacks refinement' becomes 'rude' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'c'+'rude'='CRUDE'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for crude that I've seen before include "Primitive; oil" , "Raw, immature" , "Natural mineral oil" , "In a natural state - vulgar" , "foul-mouthed?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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