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Scoundrel crashes cars by a lake (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rascal

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(I know that rascal is a type of scoundrel)

'crashes cars by a lake' is the wordplay.
'crashes' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'lake' becomes 'l' (geographical abbreviation).
'cars' anagrammed gives 'rasc'.
'rasc'+'a'+'l'='RASCAL'

(Other definitions for rascal that I've seen before include "Cheeky person, scamp" , "Knave, rogue" , "Impudent child" , "Michievous person/child" , "Villain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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