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Horrified - has the wrong tag showing outside (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aghast

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'horrified' is the definition.
(I know that horrified can be written as aghast)

'has the wrong tag showing outside' is the wordplay.
'the wrong tag showing' becomes 'agt' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'outside' is an insertion indicator.
'has' inserted within 'agt' is 'AGHAST'.

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(Other definitions for aghast that I've seen before include "Taken aback with horror" , "'Appalled, dismayed (6)'" , "Amazed" , "Stupefied with horrer" , "Deeply dismayed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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