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Undemanding rogue I found in a well read group (8)

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literati

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'in a well read group' is the definition.
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'undemanding rogue i' is the wordplay.
'undemanding' becomes 'lite' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rogue' becomes 'rat' (rat can mean a nasty person).
'lite'+'rat'+'i'='LITERATI'

'found' is the link.

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(Other definitions for literati that I've seen before include "Literary intelligentsia" , "Learned, well-read people" , "Educated book readers" , "educated set" , "Well-educated readers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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