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Rascals swindle prosperous outsiders (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scamps

'rascals' is the definition.
('scamp' can be a synonym of 'rascal')

'swindle prosperous outsiders' is the wordplay.
'swindle' becomes 'scam' (scam is a kind of swindle).
'outsiders' means to remove the middle letters (only the letters on the outside of the word remain).
'prosperous' with its centre taken out is 'ps'.
'scam'+'ps'='SCAMPS'

(Other definitions for scamps that I've seen before include "Scallywags" , "Lively children" , "Naughty little rascals" , "'Rascals, imps (6)'" , "Mischevious young children" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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