Like a ne'er-do-well (4)

I believe the answer is:

lazy

(Other definitions for lazy that I've seen before include "Slothful" , "avoiding work" , "Averse to exertion" , "Shiftless" , "Unwilling to work" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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