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Hustlers showing no mercy (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruthless

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'showing no mercy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hustlers' is the wordplay.
'hustlers' can be anagrammed to 'RUTHLESS'.
Though, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for ruthless that I've seen before include "Showing no mercy" , "Hard-hearted" , "Callous" , "Harsh" , "Hustlers can be without mercy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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