The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BARBARIAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BARBARIAN
- Pub staff at home restraining a lout
- Pub to ban chap, a brutish fellow
- Wild West Indian right for daughter
- Wild Boys, initially song and note getting stick at first
- Cruel and pointed remark by one born in late March?
- One pub joining another in welcoming a savage
- Brute, Scotsman, perhaps behind bars
- Locals taken with Scot, not a civilised sort
- Savage ban is repeatedly put on Scotsman
- Wild pubs supported by Scotsman
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The straight part
We know that "Brute" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case brute = barbarian.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BARBARIAN mean?
BARBARIAN noun- A non-Greek or a non-Roman.
- An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.
- Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
- A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories.
- A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
- A cruel, savage, brutal person; one without pity or humanity.
- A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions.
- Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.