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Unkempt devil she led astray (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dishevelled

'unkempt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'devil she led astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'devil'+'she'+'led'='devilsheled'
'devilsheled' with letters rearranged gives 'DISHEVELLED'.

(Other definitions for dishevelled that I've seen before include "(Of hair or clothing) untidy" , "ill-groomed" , "Not well turned out" , "In mess" , "Slovenly" .)

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