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Criminal's proposal to finish inside (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offender

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

'proposal to finish inside' is the wordplay.
'proposal' becomes 'offer' (I've seen this before).
'to finish' becomes 'end' ('end' can be a synonym of 'finish').
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'offer' enclosing 'end' is 'OFFENDER'.

(Other definitions for offender that I've seen before include "Wrongdoer" , "guilty party" , "miscreant" , "Criminal" , "causing resentment?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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