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Intensity; harshness (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

severity

I believe this is a double definition.

'intensity' is the first definition.
(I know that severity is a type of intensity)

'harshness' is the second definition.
(I know that harshness can be written as severity)

(Other definitions for severity that I've seen before include "Harshness, asperity" , "Intensity; harshness" , "Sternness" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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