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Answer for the clue "Wild or reckless youth ", 8 letters:
tearaway

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Word definitions for tearaway in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: hotheaded ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context informal chiefly British pejorative English) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.

Usage examples of tearaway.

Faced with the way some tearaways drive, crossing the road is becoming increasingly hazardous.

Ah wiznae tae breenge about the way Ah always did cos Ah was a right wee tearaway when Ah wiz a wean' - another quick glance at me - 'or Ah'd regret it later.