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Lied over wicked person (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evildoer

'person' is the definition.
(evildoer is a kind of person)

'lied over wicked' is the wordplay.
'wicked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lied'+'over'='liedover'
'liedover' anagrammed gives 'EVILDOER'.

(Other definitions for evildoer that I've seen before include "Wicked person" , "One who commits very bad deeds" , "sinner" , "Over idle (anag) - villain" , "'baddie'?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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