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Upper-class rogue I'd regularly prodded (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urged

'prodded' is the definition.
(prod can mean to encourage or urge)

'upper-class rogue i'd regularly' is the wordplay.
'upper-class' becomes 'u' (similar in meaning).
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'rogue'+'id'='rogueid'
The alternate letters of 'rogueid' are 'rged'.
'u'+'rged'='URGED'

(Other definitions for urged that I've seen before include "Pressed" , "Impelled - encouraged" , "Beseeched" , "Egged on" , "Incited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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