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Crook soundly attacked... (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

felon

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'crook' is the definition.
(I know that crook can be written as felon)

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(Other definitions for felon that I've seen before include "Law-breaker" , "Malefactor" , "A dealer in textile" , "sore" , "Serious criminal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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