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Losing power in particular is unpleasant (4)

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icky

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'unpleasant' is the definition.
(icky can mean disgusting)

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(Other definitions for icky that I've seen before include "horrid" , "Rotten - unpleasantly gooey" , "Repulsively sentimental" , "Sickly sweet" , "Very bad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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