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Rascal half scared by a politician (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scamp

'rascal' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'half scared by a politician' is the wordplay.
'half' means to take half the letters.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'a politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'scared' halved is 'sca'.
'sca'+'mp'='SCAMP'

(Other definitions for scamp that I've seen before include "Scallywag" , "Little Devil" , "villain" , "Impish child" , "A young rascal misbehaving in camps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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