What does the cryptic crossword clue "Don urged criminal to crush society's outsiders (9)" mean?

The definition is "outsiders". The wordplay uses anagram, charade. anagram of DONURGED ("Don urged") + S (abbreviation of "society's") [anagram: "criminal"] = UNDERDOGS; definition: "outsiders" The answer is UNDERDOGS.

Don urged criminal to crush society's outsiders (9)

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