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A hole most dreadfully repulsive (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loathsome

'repulsive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a hole most dreadfully' is the wordplay.
'dreadfully' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'hole'+'most'='aholemost'
'aholemost' anagrammed gives 'LOATHSOME'.

(Other definitions for loathsome that I've seen before include "Disgusting, nauseating" , "gross" , "Hateful" , "Horrid" , "15 [ABHORRENT]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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