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Run down, father. Edgar is in trouble outside (9)

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I believe the answer is:

disparage

'run down' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'father edgar is in trouble outside' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa is a kind of father).
'in trouble' is an anagram indicator.
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'edgar'+'is'='edgaris'
'edgaris' anagrammed gives 'disrage'.
'pa' inserted inside 'disrage' is 'DISPARAGE'.

(Other definitions for disparage that I've seen before include "Run down" , "I grasped a change to belittle" , "Slight" , "Belittled" , "Scorn" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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