Catastrophe in England is as terrible (8)

I believe the answer is:

disaster

'catastrophe' is the definition.
('disaster' can be a synonym of 'catastrophe')

'in england is as terrible' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'DISASTER' is hidden in the letters of 'england is as terrible'.

(Other definitions for disaster that I've seen before include "Sudden catastrophe" , "terrible trouble" , "Catastrophic occurrence" , "Extreme ruin or misfortune" , "Great tradegy or cataclysm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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