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Outlaw some French for each disturbance (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desperado

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

'some french for each disturbance' is the wordplay.
'some french' becomes 'des'.
'for each' becomes 'per' (I've seen this before).
'disturbance' becomes 'ado' (ado is a kind of disturbance).
'des'+'per'+'ado'='DESPERADO'

(Other definitions for desperado that I've seen before include "Road speed (anag.)" , "Reckless outlaw" , "Reckless guy" , "Bandit, outlaw" , "Gangster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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