Not angelic, naughty from birth (10)
I believe the answer is:
congenital
'from birth' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'not angelic naughty' is the wordplay.
'naughty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'not'+'angelic'='notangelic'
'notangelic' with letters rearranged gives 'CONGENITAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for congenital that I've seen is " Absolute".)
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