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Most awful (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

direst

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">most awful</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('dire' can be a synonym of 'awful')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for direst that I've seen before include "Most horrific" , "far from ideal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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