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Criminal foe will, when going wild (3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

low-life

'criminal' is the definition.

'foe will when going wild' is the wordplay.
'when going wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'foe'+'will'='foewill'
'foewill' is an anagram of 'LOW-LIFE'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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