The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AGHAST
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More clues leading to the result AGHAST
- A good laugh? Pious role model is taken aback
- Headless hag gets tons horror-stricken
- Content of handbag has thief horrified
- Some fleabag has them horrified
- What's in handbag has Thatcher horrified
- Fancy a shag? Tory leader is appalled!
- Horror-struck scallywag has turned to bottle
- Horror-struck Reichstag has terrorist guards
- Chief at heart persistently stunned
- Earliest of settlers in a mountain range in India, speechless
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The straight part
We know that "horrified" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case horrified = aghast.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AGHAST mean?
AGHAST adjective- Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.