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Criminal don's cruel rogue (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scoundrel

'rogue' is the definition.
(both can mean a dishonourable person)

'criminal don's cruel' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dons'+'cruel'='donscruel'
'donscruel' with letters rearranged gives 'SCOUNDREL'.

(Other definitions for scoundrel that I've seen before include "Cad" , "Knave" , "Bounder" , "Villain" , "Person that's low" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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