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Grimly serious (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stern

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">grimly serious</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for stern that I've seen before include "Forbidding in aspect" , "Authoritarian, back" , "End part" , "having a forbidding appearance" , "Rear; severe, serious" .)

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