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Extremely cruel act (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atrocity

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">extremely cruel act</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for atrocity that I've seen before include "Barbarity, inhumanity" , "Evil act" , "Barbarous, inhuman act" , "Heinous deed" , "monstrous crime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.
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