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Devastating, overwhelming (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crushing

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">devastating</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean causing great distress)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">overwhelming</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for crushing that I've seen before include "Violently subduing (opposition)" , "Squeezing together" .)

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