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Wickedness of six stopping in lodge naughtily (4-5)

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evil-doing

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'wickedness of six stopping in lodge naughtily' is the definition.
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'six stopping in lodge naughtily' is the wordplay.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'stopping' indicates putting letters inside (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'naughtily' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'lodge'='inlodge'
'inlodge' anagrammed gives 'eldoing'.
'vi' put into 'eldoing' is 'EVIL-DOING'.

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