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Lawyer involved in falsifying report is ruthless exploiter (8)

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I believe the answer is:

predator

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'ruthless exploiter' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'lawyer involved in falsifying report' is the wordplay.
'lawyer' becomes 'da' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'involved in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'falsifying' indicates an anagram.
'report' anagrammed gives 'pretor'.
'da' placed within 'pretor' is 'PREDATOR'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for predator that I've seen before include "Hunter" , "Exploitative person" , "Parroted like one who exploits others" , "Animal that feeds off others" , "Animal that lives on other animals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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