Shouldn't thug not reform? (7)
I believe the answer is:
oughtnt
'shouldn't' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'thug not reform?' is the wordplay.
'reform?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'reforms' mean this).
'thug'+'not'='thugnot'
'thugnot' anagrammed gives 'OUGHTNT'.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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