Homicidal individual (8)

I believe the answer is:

murderer

(Other definitions for murderer that I've seen before include "hit man" , "Deliberate unlawful killer" , "Assassin" , "Criminal killer" , "Serious criminal enters demurrer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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