Hawkish type with various cruelties putting us off (7)
I believe the answer is:
tiercel
'hawkish type' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tiercel that I've seen before include "See hawk" , "It flies" .)