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Criminal gang, Italian (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandit

'criminal' is the definition.
(bandit is a kind of criminal)

'gang italian' is the wordplay.
'gang' becomes 'band' (I've seen this before).
'italian' becomes 'it'.
'band'+'it'='BANDIT'

(Other definitions for bandit that I've seen before include "Armed robber in the Wild West" , "Crook" , "Marauder" , "Enemy aircraft" , "Member of a gang of robbers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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