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Eager to cause carnage, shortly bid to relax (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bloodthirsty

'eager to cause carnage' is the definition.
(bloodthirsty means having a desire to kill)

'shortly bid to relax' is the wordplay.
'relax' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'relaxes' mean this).
'shortly'+'bid'+'to'='shortlybidto'
'shortlybidto' anagrammed gives 'BLOODTHIRSTY'.

(Other definitions for bloodthirsty that I've seen before include "Eager to kill and maim" , "wanting vital liquid assets kept in banks?" , "Craving violence and slaughter" , "like Attila the Hun?" , "Desiring carnage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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