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Chap gets a bribe and does a bad job (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bungles

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'does a bad job' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'chap gets a bribe' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'chap' could be 'les' and 'les' is found in the answer.
'bribe' could be 'bung' (I've seen this before) and 'bung' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for bungles that I've seen is " messes up".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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