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Rascal lived badly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

devil

'rascal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'lived badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator.
'lived' anagrammed gives 'DEVIL'.

(Other definitions for devil that I've seen before include "Archfiend" , "Lived with Satan" , "Old Nick, Satan" , "Wicked spirit" , "Beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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