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Wife-stealing villain that's heartless as Hoskins? (5)

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bawdy

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(Other definitions for bawdy that I've seen before include "Blue" , "Lewd" , "Humorously obscene" , "Ribald" , "Humorously indecent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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