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Disorderly Irish customer frequently in pub (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irregular

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'disorderly' is the definition.
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'irish customer frequently in pub' is the wordplay.
'irish' becomes 'IR' (abbreviation for Irish).
'customer frequently in pub' becomes 'regular' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ir'+'regular'='IRREGULAR'

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(Other definitions for irregular that I've seen before include "Lacking continuity or contrary to the rule" , "Uneven - inappropriate" , "volunteer" , "member of the Baker Street contingent" , "Unconventional" .)

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