The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RUBBISHY
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More clues leading to the result RUBBISHY
- Awfully poor mistake getting in the red
- Worthless blunder set in stone
- Mistake wearing jewel that’s cheap?
- Awful mistake set in stone
- Mistake wearing gemstone of poor quality
- Worthless girl hugging senior minister out of work
- gemstone contains fault
- Cleric short of work wears precious stone that’s worthless
- Worthless hubris, boy's heartless, deranged
- Unsatisfactory massage by one timid boy at the centre
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The straight part
We know that "Awful" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case awful = rubbishy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RUBBISHY mean?
RUBBISHY adjective- Strewn with litter.
- Of little or no value; worthless.