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Tower of London fiend? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old nick

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'fiend?' is the definition.
(both can mean the Devil)

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(Other definitions for old nick that I've seen before include "reopened wound?" , "Familiar name for the devil, ancient chap" , "Scratch" , "spirit of evil" , "Newgate's" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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