Awful brats also curse (9)

I believe the answer is:

albatross

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'curse' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'awful brats also' is the wordplay.
'awful' indicates anagramming the letters.
'brats'+'also'='bratsalso'
'bratsalso' with letters rearranged gives 'ALBATROSS'.

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(Other definitions for albatross that I've seen before include "Sea bird" , "shot by elderly sailor" , "potentially a disaster if one's damaged at sea" , "High-flyer" , "Large oceanic bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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