Repulsively ugly (9)

I believe the answer is:

grotesque

(Other definitions for grotesque that I've seen before include "Freakish" , "Weird" , "Comically ugly" , "Fantastically hideous" , "Horribly distorted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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