Crossword Genius

Rogue rats out deputy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

surrogate

'deputy' is the definition.
(I know that Surrogate is a type of deputy)

'rogue rats out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rogue'+'rats'='roguerats'
'roguerats' with letters rearranged gives 'SURROGATE'.

(Other definitions for surrogate that I've seen before include "stand-in" , "Argues about rot with substitute or deputy" , "Substitute fulfilling the role of another" , "One standing in" , "Deputising substitute" .)

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