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Uncle Rod’s devious villain (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scoundrel

'villain' is the definition.
('scoundrel' can be a synonym of 'villain')

'uncle rods devious' is the wordplay.
'devious' indicates anagramming the letters.
'uncle'+'rods'='unclerods'
'unclerods' with letters rearranged gives 'SCOUNDREL'.

(Other definitions for scoundrel that I've seen before include "Villain" , "Bounder" , "bad egg" , "Unprincipled rogue" , "Cad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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