Cruel or violent person (5)

I believe the answer is:

brute

(Other definitions for brute that I've seen before include "Cruel person" , "Heartless individual" , "Vicious type" , "Beast - "Et tu ____ !"" , "Solely physical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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