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Lawless part of Pacific rim, in Alaska (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

criminal

'lawless' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'part of pacific rim in alaska' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates a hidden word.
'CRIMINAL' is hidden within 'pacific rim in alaska'.

(Other definitions for criminal that I've seen before include "Felon, malefactor" , "Lawless, felonious" , "A bad hat" , "Being sought by police" , "An habitual breaker of the law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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