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Look at contrary boy creating shame (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scandal

'shame' is the definition.
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'look at contrary boy' is the wordplay.
'look at' becomes 'scan' (scanning is a kind of looking at).
'contrary' says the letters should be written backwards.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (lad is a kind of boy**).
'lad' in reverse letter order is 'dal'.
'scan'+'dal'='SCANDAL'

'creating' is the link.

(Other definitions for scandal that I've seen before include "Shocking thing" , "Shocking disgrace" , "Outrageous event" , "Disgraceful event" , "Something shameful or disgraceful, often public" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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