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In favour of stopping discount for ne'er-do-well (9)

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I believe the answer is:

reprobate

'ne'er-do-well' is the definition.
(both can mean a good-for-nothing person)

'in favour of stopping discount' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'pro' (being pro a particular cause).
'stopping' indicates putting letters inside (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'discount' becomes 'rebate' (synonyms).
'pro' placed within 'rebate' is 'REPROBATE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for reprobate that I've seen before include "Sinner" , "scoundrel" , "immoral" , "17 [WRONGDOER]" , "Rogue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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