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Ring at first issued to foreign criminal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandito

'foreign criminal' is the definition.
(term for a Mexican outlaw)

'ring at first issued to' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'band' (synonyms).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'first issued' becomes 'i' (bst letter of 'issued').
'band'+'i'+'to'='BANDITO'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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