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Rude tot badly educated (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tutored

'educated' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'rude tot badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in the wrong order).
'rude'+'tot'='rudetot'
'rudetot' with letters rearranged gives 'TUTORED'.

(Other definitions for tutored that I've seen before include "Rude tot (anag.)" , "Instructed" , "Disciplined" , "Taught small groups" , "Was coach" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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