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I'm a bent criminal in background (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambient

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'i'm a bent criminal in background' is the definition.
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'i'm a bent criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'im'+'a'+'bent'='imabent'
'imabent' is an anagram of 'AMBIENT'.

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(Other definitions for ambient that I've seen before include "Relating to the immediate surroundings" , "Going round" , "Relaxation music" , "Relating to the immediate environs" , "Bait men to find surrounding, say, light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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