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Side with boy, oddly, and step out of line (7)

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I believe the answer is:

disobey

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'and step out of line' is the definition.
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'side with boy oddly' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'oddly' is an anagram indicator (letters in an odd order).
'side' put after 'boy' is 'boyside'.
'boyside' anagrammed gives 'DISOBEY'.

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(Other definitions for disobey that I've seen before include "Yobs die (anag.)" , "Disregard" , "Refuse to take orders" , "Defy" , "Contravene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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