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Rogue has loot, including ring, back from burglary (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scallywag

'rogue' is the definition.
(I know that rogue can be written as scallywag)

'loot including ring back from burglary' is the wordplay.
'loot' becomes 'swag' (synonyms).
'including' is an insertion indicator.
'ring' becomes 'call' (call on the phone).
'back from' says to take the final letters (the letter at the back of the word).
The last letter of 'burglary' is 'y'.
'call'+'y'='cally'
'swag' placed around 'cally' is 'SCALLYWAG'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scallywag that I've seen before include "Good-for-nothing - undersized animal" , "Rogue" , "A slangy rascal" , "reprobate" , "Delinquent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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