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What a barbarian to trump a Scotsman! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruffian

'what a barbarian' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'trump a scotsman' is the wordplay.
'trump' becomes 'ruff' (synonyms).
'a scotsman' becomes 'ian' (common Scottish name).
'ruff'+'ian'='RUFFIAN'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for ruffian that I've seen before include "Hooligan" , "Lout" , "Funfair (anag)" , "Aggressive, rude troublemaker" , "Yobbo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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