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Tough guy has broken rib? Sure! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bruiser

'tough guy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'broken rib? sure' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rib'+'sure'='ribsure'
'ribsure' with letters rearranged gives 'BRUISER'.

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for bruiser that I've seen before include "Strong, heavy man" , "Strong aggressive person" , "Big aggressive man" , "Informally, a large tough person, maybe a boxer" , "Yobbo" .)

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