The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROGUE
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More clues leading to the result ROGUE
- Villain’s Irish accent putting off British
- Criminal attempt recalled in regret
- Villain shows vigour heading north in Parisian street
- Mischief-maker’s accent not British
- Libertine admits good to be a cad!
- Rake around front of garden, unpleasant piece of work?
- Like a difficult jumbo, not like the others?
- Short acknowledgement outside university for scoundrel
- Fraudster making journey back in regret
- Mischievous actor’s last lines spoken with face out of shot
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The straight part
We know that "scoundrel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scoundrel = rogue.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ROGUE mean?
ROGUE noun- A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- A mischievous scamp.
- A vagrant.
- Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
- An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
- A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
- A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
- To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
- To cheat.
- To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
- To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
- (of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
- (by extension) Large, destructive and unpredictable.
- (by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.
- Mischievous, unpredictable.