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To some extent brutal, a king gets divorce (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

talak

'divorce' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'to some extent brutal a king' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen 'extent of' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'TALAK' can be found hidden inside 'brutal a king'.

'gets' is the link.

(Another definition for talak that I've seen is " divorce under Islam".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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