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Savage thug (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brute

(Other definitions for brute that I've seen before include "Cruel creature" , "Savage person" , "Cruelly rapacious person" , "Caliban" , "Vicious type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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