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Use badly and prosecute (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sue

'prosecute' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'use badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator.
'use' is an anagram of 'SUE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sue that I've seen before include "The girl to take to court" , "Susan (dim.)" , "Litigious girl" , "Use to take to court" , "Take case against in court" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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