Somebody wanted translation of Prose Edda (9)

I believe the answer is:

desperado

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'of prose edda' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'prose'+'edda'='proseedda'
'proseedda' with letters rearranged gives 'DESPERADO'.

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(Other definitions for desperado that I've seen before include "reckless type" , "Bandit, outlaw" , "Gangster" , "reckless one" , "Reckless guy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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