Beastly man (5)

I believe the answer is:

brute

(Other definitions for brute that I've seen before include "Nasty person, a real beast" , "Beast - "Et tu ____ !"" , "Wild animal" , "Savage person" , "Solely physical" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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