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Horrified at hag's writhing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aghast

'horrified' is the definition.
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'at hag's writhing' is the wordplay.
'writhing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'at'+'hags'='athags'
'athags' with letters rearranged gives 'AGHAST'.

(Other definitions for aghast that I've seen before include "in awe" , "Appalled, shocked" , "'Horrified, shocked (6)'" , "Stupefied with horrer" , "Confounded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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