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Outside pub Carol is being a naughty girl? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sinning

'being a naughty girl?' is the definition.
(sinning is being naughty)

'outside pub carol' is the wordplay.
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (I've seen this before).
'carol' becomes 'sing' (I've seen this in other clues).
'inn' going within 'sing' is 'SINNING'.

'is' is the link.

(Another definition for sinning that I've seen is " Doing badly".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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