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Unsavoury scoundrel (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bad egg

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'scoundrel' is the definition.
(both can mean an unpleasant person)

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(Other definitions for bad egg that I've seen before include "A real stinker?" , "Dishonest person like addled ovoid" , "Was the cartoon curate presented with one" , "Untrustworthy type (smelling rotten?)" , "Worthless person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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