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An act is horribly evil (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satanic

'evil' is the definition.
('satanic' can be similar in meaning to 'evil')

'an act is horribly' is the wordplay.
'horribly' indicates an anagram.
'an'+'act'+'is'='anactis'
'anactis' is an anagram of 'SATANIC'.

(Other definitions for satanic that I've seen before include "Diabolic" , "Relating to the devil" , "Demonic" , "Very evil and cruel" , "Nick's" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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