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Playful fool's crime out of order (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frolicsome

'playful' is the definition.
('frolicsome' can be similar in meaning to 'playful')

'fool's crime out of order' is the wordplay.
'out of order' indicates an anagram.
'fools'+'crime'='foolscrime'
'foolscrime' anagrammed gives 'FROLICSOME'.

(Other definitions for frolicsome that I've seen before include "Lively, playful" , "Enjoying a prank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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