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Scrape created by this playboy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rake

This clue is a double definition.

'scrape' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'this playboy' is the second definition.
(old-fashioned term for a womanising man)

'created by' is the link.

(Other definitions for rake that I've seen before include "Inclination - dissolute man" , "Debauched person found in the garden" , "Roue - inclination" , "Scraper - womaniser" , "Garden tool; slope angle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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