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Miscreant led Quentin in a muddle (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delinquent

'miscreant' is the definition.
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'led quentin in a muddle' is the wordplay.
'in a muddle' is an anagram indicator.
'led'+'quentin'='ledquentin'
'ledquentin' with letters rearranged gives 'DELINQUENT'.

(Other definitions for delinquent that I've seen before include "Neglectful of duty" , "Young offender" , "SECOND PART OF 22" , "guilty of a minor offence" , "Offender, maybe juvenile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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