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Poe dreads corrupt bandit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desperado

'bandit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'poe dreads corrupt' is the wordplay.
'corrupt' indicates an anagram.
'poe'+'dreads'='poedreads'
'poedreads' with letters rearranged gives 'DESPERADO'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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