The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCARY
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More clues leading to the result SCARY
- Appalling mark with you being denied Open University
- Grant maybe topped by latest of cuts, alarming
- Maybe estate agent gutted houses? That’s frightening!
- Spice Girl‘s a little sad about track
- Grant possibly presented to son for this 13
- Vehicle held by gutted spy – it’s frightening
- Forbidding divine area to be seized
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The straight part
We know that "Appalling" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appalling = scary.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCARY mean?
SCARY adjective- Causing or able to cause fright.
- Uncannily striking or surprising.
- Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.
- Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.