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Reprobate entered age falsely (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

degenerate

'reprobate' is the definition.
(I know that degenerate is a type of reprobate)

'entered age falsely' is the wordplay.
'falsely' is an anagram indicator.
'entered'+'age'='enteredage'
'enteredage' is an anagram of 'DEGENERATE'.

(Other definitions for degenerate that I've seen before include "dishonourable" , "Dissolute" , "Debauched" , "Corrupt type" , "Rake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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