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Rude little blighter to lie outrageously (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impolite

'rude' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'little blighter to lie outrageously' is the wordplay.
'little blighter' becomes 'imp'.
'outrageously' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'lie'='tolie'
'tolie' anagrammed gives 'olite'.
'imp'+'olite'='IMPOLITE'

(Other definitions for impolite that I've seen before include "Bad-mannered" , "Having bad manners" , "Bad mannered" , "Ill-mannered" , "Rude, unmannerly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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