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Horrible old male shot out of hand (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loathsome

'horrible' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'old male shot out of hand' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'out of hand' indicates an anagram.
'o'+'male'+'shot'='omaleshot'
'omaleshot' is an anagram of 'LOATHSOME'.

(Other definitions for loathsome that I've seen before include "15 [ABHORRENT]" , "gross" , "Horrid" , "Detestable" , "Hateful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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