Cryptic crossword clue
Miserable one with endless cane could be vicious 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SADISTIC

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What does SADISTIC mean?

SADISTIC adjective
  1. Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others.
  2. Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.
  3. Causing a high degree of pain or humiliation.

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