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vicious

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(Other definitions for vicious that I've seen before include "Marked by deep ill will" , "Deliberately cruel or violent" , "Brutal, savage and dangerous" , "Deliberately harmful and savage" , "Strongly spiteful and dangerous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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