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Scrap boisterous practical joke (3)

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I believe the answer is:

rag

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This might be a double definition.

'scrap' is the first definition.
(both can mean a piece of material)

'boisterous practical joke' is the second definition.
'rag' can be an answer for 'joke' (rag is a kind of joke). I am not certain of the 'boisterous practical' bit.

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(Other definitions for rag that I've seen before include "Tatter; make fun of" , "Torn cloth or students' shindig" , "Piece of music" , "Syncopated piano music" , "Student fundraiser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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