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Horrified Turkish commander stumped (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aghast

'horrified' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'turkish commander stumped' is the wordplay.
'turkish commander' becomes 'agha' (I've seen this before).
'stumped' becomes 'st' (I've seen this in other clues).
'agha'+'st'='AGHAST'

(Other definitions for aghast that I've seen before include "Very unhappy" , "Thunderstruck" , "Appalled, shocked" , "Stupefied with horrer" , "Deeply dismayed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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