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Irish lad gone wrong (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donegal

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'irish' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'lad gone wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'lad'+'gone'='ladgone'
'ladgone' is an anagram of 'DONEGAL'.

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(Other definitions for donegal that I've seen before include "County of NW Ireland" , "Lean dog (anag) - Irish county" , "town and county" , "part of Ireland" , "Irish town" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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