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Wild not evil? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

violent

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'wild' is the definition.
(I know that wild can be written as violent)

'not evil?' is the wordplay.
'not evil' can be anagrammed to 'VIOLENT'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for violent that I've seen before include "Using extreme physical force" , "Brutal - intense" , "Hot-headed" , "Tending to use intimidatory force" , "Bloody" .)

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