Crossword Genius

Get behind spanked being ignorant (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

benighted

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

'get behind spanked' is the wordplay.
'spanked' indicates an anagram (letters get hit about).
'get'+'behind'='getbehind'
'getbehind' anagrammed gives 'BENIGHTED'.

(Other definitions for benighted that I've seen before include "Get behind (anag) - being ignorant" , "Ignorant; caught in dark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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