Outlaw peer, odd as can be (9)

I believe the answer is:

desperado

'outlaw' is the definition.
(desperado is a kind of outlaw)

'peer odd as can be' is the wordplay.
'can be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'peer'+'odd'+'as'='peeroddas'
'peeroddas' is an anagram of 'DESPERADO'.

(Other definitions for desperado that I've seen before include "Reckless criminal" , "Road speed (anag.)" , "Reckless guy" , "Bravo" , "Wild ruffian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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