Massacre (9)
There are a few possibilities for this:
bloodbath
'massacre' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for butcher that I've seen before include "Kill - food retailer" , "Meat seller" , "Kill brutally" , "Killer" , "more manly" .)
'massacre' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for carnage that I've seen before include "Mass slaughter" , "Indiscriminate slaughter" , "Bloody slaughter as in battle" , "Killing of large numbers" , "Mayhem" .)
'massacre' is the definition.
(I know that bloodbath is a type of massacre)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bloodbath that I've seen before include "Massacre" , "carnage" .)