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Tease an urchin for not having a muffin (3)

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rag

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'tease' is the definition.
(I know that tease is a more specific form of rag)

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(Other definitions for rag that I've seen before include "Group of colts" , "organ?" , "Scrap -student carnival" , "Piece of old cloth" , "Mock < paper that's poor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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