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Nickname for wild brutes? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buster

'nickname' is the definition.
(I know that Buster is a nickname)

'wild brutes?' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'brutes' anagrammed gives 'BUSTER'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for buster that I've seen before include "-- Keaton, US silent film actor" , "Form of address to man" , "-- Keaton, comic actor" , "- - Keaton, silent star" , "Keaton or Crabbe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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