Cryptic crossword clue
Ghastly hat hiding university rector’s head 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LURID

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What does LURID mean?

LURID adjective
  1. Shocking, horrifying.
  2. Melodramatic.
  3. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
  4. Being of a light yellow hue.
  5. Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
  6. Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.

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