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Six-foot type of brute upset with Wag (5,3)

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I believe the answer is:

water bug

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'six-foot type' is the definition.
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'brute upset with wag' is the wordplay.
'upset with' indicates an anagram.
'brute' with its letters anagrammed with 'wag' gives 'WATER BUG'.

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I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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