The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FEARSOME
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More clues leading to the result FEARSOME
- Sea for me strangely frightening
- Formidable loud organ — remarkable!
- Female auditor a little frightening
- Stormy sea – for me – is frightful
- Rough sea, for me, is daunting
- Terrifying prelude’s ending in distant couple of notes
- More safe cracking causing alarm
- Following each Morse novel is awe-inspiring
- Obscurely see a form that’s terrifying
- Stormy sea for this person is terrifying
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The straight part
We know that "awe-inspiring" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case awe-inspiring = fearsome.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 FEARSOME mean?
FEARSOME adjective- Frightening, especially in appearance.
- Fearful, frightened