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Cream isn't ordered - criminal (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

miscreant

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

'cream isn't ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
'cream'+'isnt'='creamisnt'
'creamisnt' anagrammed gives 'MISCREANT'.

(Other definitions for miscreant that I've seen before include "culprit" , "Wretch" , "Naughty boy!" , "Wrongdoer" , "behaving unlawfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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