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Horrid and terribly evil (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vile

'horrid' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'terribly evil' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'evil' with letters rearranged gives 'VILE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vile that I've seen before include "Book by Evelyn Waugh" , "Cheap; shameful" , "Live (anag.)" , "Despicable in evil way" , "Loathsome - draw veil over it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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