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Idle kids terribly unpopular (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disliked

'unpopular' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'idle kids terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'idle'+'kids'='idlekids'
'idlekids' is an anagram of 'DISLIKED'.

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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