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Naughty child's manner creating damage (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impair

'damage' is the definition.
(impairing is a kind of damaging)

'naughty child's manner' is the wordplay.
'naughty child' becomes 'imp' (I've seen this before).
'manner' becomes 'air' (air is a kind of manner).
'imp'+'air'='IMPAIR'

'creating' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for impair that I've seen before include "Hinder" , "Weaken, damage" , "Damage or handicap" , "Spoil strength, quality of" , "'Mar, spoil (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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