Crossword Genius

Stay out after Newton gets aggressive (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nasty

'aggressive' is the definition.

'stay out after newton' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'newton' becomes 'n' (synonyms).
'stay' is an anagram of 'asty'.
'asty' after 'n' is 'NASTY'.

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nasty that I've seen before include "Beastly" , "Horrible" , "Horrid, repugnant" , "Mean" , "Not nice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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