Destructive or hugely expensive (7)

I believe the answer is:

ruinous

(Other definitions for ruinous that I've seen before include "Disastrous, destructive" , "Catastrophic" , "causing harm?" , "Exorbitant" , "far too expensive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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