Roguish head of syndicate around in convention (8)

I believe the answer is:

rascally

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'roguish' is the definition.
(I know that roguish can be written as rascally)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for rascally that I've seen is " Mischievous".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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