The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MACABRE
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More clues leading to the result MACABRE
- Ghastly murder oddly around area north of Hackney?
- Ghastly horse going without its carriage?
- Carriage cutting horse in two — it's gruesome
- Ghastly waterproof sailor has on
- Carriage cutting horse in two — that's ghastly
- Gruesome as taxi is squashed by horse
- Hansom invested in horse that’s black
- Dark coat on wild bear
- Gruesome, when taxi goes into horse
- Ghastly taxi drawn by horse
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The straight part
We know that "Ghastly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ghastly = macabre.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MACABRE mean?
MACABRE adjective- Representing or personifying death.
- Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
- Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.