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Brutal pair of boozers in charge (8)

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I believe the answer is:

barbaric

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'brutal' is the definition.
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'pair of boozers in charge' is the wordplay.
'pair' says to double the letters.
'of boozers' becomes 'bar' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'bar' duplicated is 'barbar'.
'barbar'+'ic'='BARBARIC'

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(Other definitions for barbaric that I've seen before include "Uncivilized" , "Wild and savage" , "Rabbi car for rough and uncivilised" , "Brutal and uncivilised" , "Savage and cruel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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