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Horrible imp hurt crow when successful (7)

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I believe the answer is:

triumph

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'crow when successful' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'horrible imp hurt' is the wordplay.
'horrible' is an anagram indicator.
'imp'+'hurt'='imphurt'
'imphurt' is an anagram of 'TRIUMPH'.

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(Other definitions for triumph that I've seen before include "celebrate victory" , "Crow" , "motorbike" , "Victory, win" , "Outstanding victory" .)

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