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Devious con urges bum (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrounge

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

'devious con urges' is the wordplay.
'devious' indicates an anagram.
'con'+'urges'='conurges'
'conurges' anagrammed gives 'SCROUNGE'.

(Other definitions for scrounge that I've seen before include "Seek something free from others" , "Cadge, sponge" , "Cur's gone (anag) - beg" , "Obtain (something) for free" , "Acquire by begging" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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