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Lout bringing lad up (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yob

'lout' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lad up' is the wordplay.
'lad' becomes 'boy' (I've seen this before).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'boy' reversed gives 'YOB'.

'bringing' is the link.

(Other definitions for yob that I've seen before include "Thug" , "Troublemaker" , "Loutish young man" , "Hooligan, ruffian" , "Tough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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