Crossword Genius

House in reconstructed base (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heinous

'base' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'house in reconstructed' is the wordplay.
'reconstructed' is an anagram indicator.
'house'+'in'='housein'
'housein' is an anagram of 'HEINOUS'.

(Other definitions for heinous that I've seen before include "Utterly wicked" , "Extremely evil" , "Iniquitous" , "Wicked (offence)" , "Atrocious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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