World War One is grotesque whatever the outcome (3,4,2,4)

I believe the answer is:

win lose or draw

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'whatever the outcome' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'world war one is grotesque' is the wordplay.
'grotesque' indicates an anagram.
'world'+'war'+'one'+'is'='worldwaroneis'
'worldwaroneis' anagrammed gives 'WIN LOSE OR DRAW'.

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