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Ne'er-do-well asked for disused goods? (3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

bad egg

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'ne'er-do-well' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'asked for disused goods?' is the wordplay.
'asked' becomes 'bade'.
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'disused goods?' becomes 'gg' (an abbreviation for good written twice. I am not sure about the 'disused' bit.).
'bade'+'gg'='BAD EGG'

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(Other definitions for bad egg that I've seen before include "wicked person?" , "A real stinker?" , "Unpleasant person" , "Dastardly chap" , "Not a very good person, a rotten ovum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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