Go and request muffs for gargoyle, perhaps (9)

I believe the answer is:

grotesque

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'go' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for grotesque that I've seen before include "Fantastically hideous" , "Weird" , "Bizarre and disfigured - preposterous" , "Horribly distorted" , "Outlandish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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