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Villain misled counsel about daughter whose body's disappeared (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scoundrel

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'villain' is the definition.
('scoundrel' can be a synonym of 'villain')

'misled counsel about daughter whose body's disappeared' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'counsel' could be 'sc' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'sc' is present in the answer.
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is found in the answer.
'daughter' could be 'd' and 'd' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for scoundrel that I've seen before include "Rat" , "Cad" , "Person that's low" , "Hound" , "A rogue or dishonest person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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