Crossword Genius

Troublemaker with extremely evil urge (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impel

'urge' is the definition.
(impel can mean to urge or demand)

'troublemaker with extremely evil' is the wordplay.
'troublemaker' becomes 'imp' (little devil).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'extremely' means to remove the middle letters (only the extremes of the word are used).
'evil' with its centre removed is 'el'.
'imp'+'el'='IMPEL'

(Other definitions for impel that I've seen before include "'Drive, force (5)'" , "Urge or drive to do something" , "Hold together" , "Egg" , "Force into motion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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