Fellow criminal hoary and old as Hoskins? (9)

I believe the answer is:

foolhardy

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'hoskins?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'fellow criminal hoary and old' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hoary' put after 'old' is 'oldhoary'.
'oldhoary' with letters rearranged gives 'oolhardy'.
'f'+'oolhardy'='FOOLHARDY'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for foolhardy that I've seen before include "Hot-headed" , "daredevil" , "Reckless" , "Rash - incautious" , "Impulsive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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