Enjoying inflicting pain on others (8)

I believe the answer is:

sadistic

(Other definitions for sadistic that I've seen before include "Gaining pleasure from inflicting pain" , "Liking to hurt others" , "Enjoying cruelty" , "Enjoying others' pain" , "nasty" .)

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

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