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Catastrophic; appalling (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tragic

I believe this is a double definition.

'catastrophic' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'appalling' is the second definition.
(tragic can mean horrible or appalling)

(Other definitions for tragic that I've seen before include "Greatly distressing" , "Dreadful" , "Unfortunate" , "Exceedingly sad" , "Calamitous, very sad" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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