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Ruffian, lout (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thug

I believe this is a double definition.

'ruffian' is the first definition.
(both can mean a violent person)

'lout' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Violent lout ' mean 'thug' so perhaps 'lout' could also mean 'thug')

(Other definitions for thug that I've seen before include "Hood" , "Gorilla" , "A vicious or brutal ruffian" , "undesirable character" , "Burrowing crustacean" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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