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Ruffian around a creek rolling over in lounger (8)

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I believe the answer is:

layabout

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'in lounger' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'ruffian around a creek rolling' is the wordplay.
'ruffian' becomes 'lout' (I've seen this before).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'creek' becomes 'bay' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'rolling' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'bay' reversed gives 'yab'.
'a'+'yab'='ayab'
'lout' placed around 'ayab' is 'LAYABOUT'.

'over' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for layabout that I've seen before include "Idle person" , "Idler" , "work-shy type" , "Unemployed person" , "dosser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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