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Most awful (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

direst

'most awful' is the definition.
('dire' can be a synonym of 'awful')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for direst that I've seen before include "Most horrific" , "far from ideal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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