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The phrase "old devil" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used as a playful or joking expression to refer to someone who is mischievous or sly. It can also be used to refer to a person who is difficult or troublesome. Example: "John may seem like a harmless old man, but he's actually quite the old devil. He's always pulling pranks on the other residents at the retirement home."
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They are soon joined by her father, the Commendatore, who is visiting from heaven and wants to change addresses, and by Lucifer, the old Devil himself.
The old devil.
Gallen, the old devil, shrugged.
Mr. Lagerfeld, the old devil, smiled.
Better Ken Russell the old devil than anything less.
One more terrible frustration for the poor old devil.
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United must, very occasionally, hanker after a touch of the old devil-may-care outlook.
He remembers her as a "little seven-year-old devil hidden behind a cute turned-up nose" in his uncle's house in Piura.
Her relocation sees her employed at a secure unit for problem teenagers, where she will look after 16-year-old devil child and modern-day Nostradamus, Bethany Krall.
Igor Larionov, the 43-year-old Devil who was the oldest player in the N.H.L. before retiring yesterday, said: "Pat Burns is going through a battle for his life.
On "Old Devil Moon" that meant straying outside the tonal center and straining against the tempo.
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