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Extremely wicked but safe in our disguise (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nefarious

'extremely wicked' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'safe in our disguise' is the wordplay.
'disguise' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'disguised' mean this).
'safe'+'in'+'our'='safeinour'
'safeinour' with letters rearranged gives 'NEFARIOUS'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nefarious that I've seen before include "immoral?" , "Extremely wicked" , "Wicked, criminal" , "Villainous" , "Very bad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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