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Dishevelled hag left in filthy place - hideous (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ghastly

'hideous' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dishevelled hag left in filthy place' is the wordplay.
'dishevelled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation**).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'filthy place' becomes 'sty' (I've seen this before).
'l' put within 'sty' is 'stly'.
'hag' anagrammed gives 'gha'.
'gha'+'stly'='GHASTLY'

(Other definitions for ghastly that I've seen before include "Cadaverous" , "Hideous" , "Gruesome, repellent" , "Macabre" , "Very pale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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