Ruffian, lout (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruffian</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean a violent person)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">lout</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I have seen 'Violent lout ' mean 'thug' so perhaps 'lout' could also mean 'thug')</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for thug that I've seen before include "Hood" , "Gorilla" , "A vicious or brutal ruffian" , "undesirable character" , "Burrowing crustacean" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">ruffian</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">lout</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean a rude or criminal young person)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for yob that I've seen before include "Loutish young man" , "Tough" , "Rude aggressive youth" , "Troublemaker" , "Hooligan kind of boy" .)