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Troublesome boy developing he-man tendencies (6,3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

dennis the menace

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'troublesome' is the definition.
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'developing he-man tendencies' is the wordplay.
'developing' indicates anagramming the letters (letters developed into a new form).
'he'+'man'+'tendencies'='hemantendencies'
'hemantendencies' with letters rearranged gives 'DENNIS THE MENACE'.

'boy' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for dennis the menace that I've seen before include "Young tearaway" , "cartoon character" , "Young imp" , "As children's character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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