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Run in a person who's brutish in a row (7)

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I believe the answer is:

abreast

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'brutish in a row' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'run in a person' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'person' becomes 'beast' (beast is a kind of person).
'a'+'beast'='abeast'
'r' going into 'abeast' is 'ABREAST'.

'who's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for abreast that I've seen before include "Alongside one another and facing the same way" , "to be up to date" , "Side by side - in the picture" , "Level in line" , "Familiar" .)

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