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Mischievous child’s prank finally made guardian aghast (6-8)

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I believe the answer is:

horror-stricken

'aghast' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mischievous child's prank finally made guardian' is the wordplay.
'mischievous child's' becomes 'horror's' (as in a little horror).
'prank' becomes 'trick' (synonyms).
'finally' suggests the final letters.
The last letters of 'made guardian' are 'en'.
'horrors'+'trick'+'en'='HORROR-STRICKEN'

(Another definition for horror-stricken that I've seen is " Aghast".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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