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Upset our shy girl right away, as a rascal might (9)

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I believe the answer is:

roguishly

'as a rascal might' is the definition.
(rogue can mean a rascal)

'upset our shy girl right away' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'right' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation).
'away' is a deletion indicator.
'our'+'shy'+'girl'='ourshygirl'
'ourshygirl' with 'r' taken out is 'oushygirl'.
'oushygirl' with letters rearranged gives 'ROGUISHLY'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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