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Hanging around region, lit badly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loitering

'hanging around' is the definition.
('loiter' can be a synonym of 'hang around')

'region lit badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram (letters in the wrong order).
'region'+'lit'='regionlit'
'regionlit' with letters rearranged gives 'LOITERING'.

(Other definitions for loitering that I've seen before include "Hanging around or lurking" , "Lingering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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