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Relaxed beside an underworld figure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satan

'underworld figure' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'relaxed beside an' is the wordplay.
'relaxed' becomes 'sat' (sitting is a type of relaxing).
'beside' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'sat'+'an'='SATAN'

(Other definitions for satan that I've seen before include "Prince of Darkness" , "Apollyon" , "The devil, Beelzebub" , "Diabolical figure" , "Fiend" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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