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Cheeky? I'm put outside study (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impudent

'cheeky?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i'm put outside study' is the wordplay.
'outside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'put' going around 'den' is 'pudent'.
'im'+'pudent'='IMPUDENT'

(Other definitions for impudent that I've seen before include "Cheeky, disrespectful" , "Lippy" , "Saucy" , "Audacious" , "impolite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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