Graphic and sensational (5)

I believe the answer is:

lurid

(Other definitions for lurid that I've seen before include "Glaringly vivid and graphic" , "Ghastly in appearance" , "Melodramatic" , "Melodramatically sensational" , "In glaring colours, shockingly vivid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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