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Loud and just awful (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frightful

'awful' is the definition.
(I know that awful can be written as frightful)

'loud and just' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'just' becomes 'rightful' (similar in meaning).
'f'+'rightful'='FRIGHTFUL'

(Other definitions for frightful that I've seen before include "savage" , "alarm" , "nasty" , "ugly" , "Appalling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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