The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RUTHLESS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RUTHLESS
- Harsh description of defective Old Testament?
- Lacking mercy, like an incomplete Bible?
- Unforgiving if Bible is so defective?
- Savage not to be trusted after a scalping?
- The slurs being broadcast are really brutal
- Harsh regulations restricting time at hospital allotted to head of surgery
- Callous orders restricting most of the citizens, ultimately
- Criminal hustlers without mercy
- Hard-hearted? Girl not so much!
- Girl not so unmerciful
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What does RUTHLESS mean?
RUTHLESS adjective- Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.