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Rogue president's behind swindle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scamp

'rogue' is the definition.
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'president's behind swindle' is the wordplay.
'president' becomes 'p' (common abbreviation eg in VP).
'behind' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'swindle' becomes 'scam' (scam is a kind of swindle).
'p' put after 'scam' is 'SCAMP'.

(Other definitions for scamp that I've seen before include "A young rascal misbehaving in camps" , "Little Devil" , "Rogue - perform inadequately" , "Mischief-maker" , "Impish child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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