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Term of address for misguided brutes? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buster

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'term of address' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'misguided brutes?' is the wordplay.
'misguided' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'brutes' anagrammed gives 'BUSTER'.

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(Other definitions for buster that I've seen before include "Form of address to man" , "-- Keaton, US silent film actor" , "-- Keaton, comic actor" , "Keaton or Crabbe" , "- - Keaton, silent star" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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