Something calamitous (8)

I believe the answer is:

disaster

(Other definitions for disaster that I've seen before include "Catastrophe, tragedy" , "Event causing great damage" , "Tragedy of asterids" , "Calamity, sudden great misfortune" , "Catastrophe, calamity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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