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Mark’s weary in the end and chilling (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scary

'chilling' is the definition.
('scary' can be a synonym of 'chilling')

'mark's weary in the end' is the wordplay.
'mark' becomes 'scar' ('scar' can be a synonym of 'mark').
'in the end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'weary' is 'y'.
'scar'+'y'='SCARY'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scary that I've seen before include "Fearsome" , "Hair-raising" , "Alarming, maybe paranormal" , "spook" , "[SPICE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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