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Sadistic (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cruel

'sadistic' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for cruel that I've seen before include "Deliberately and pitilessly causing pain" , "Merciless" , "Lucre (anag.)" , "Inflicting pain without pity" , "Savage; harsh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, the Penny Press and The Wall Street Journal.
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