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Mischievous child, one wielding lasso? That’s not right (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

improper

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'not right' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'mischievous child one wielding lasso?' is the wordplay.
'mischievous child' becomes 'imp' (imp can mean a misbehaving child).
'one wielding lasso?' becomes 'roper' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'imp'+'roper'='IMPROPER'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for improper that I've seen before include "Not fitting" , "Not decent, unseemly" , "So it may appear a fraction" , "Not decorous or seemly" , "Indecent or unsuitable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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