Show that the Galois group has a transposition

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Let $f$ be polynomial over $\mathbb{Q}$, which has one double root and all the other roots are simple. Show that the Galois group of $f$ has a transposition.

I know that it can be shown using Dedekind's lemma, but the proof of that involves ramification theory, which I don't know yet. Can this be proved directly, or at least using some elementary methods of Galois theory?