Period of the French Revolution with many executions (5,2,6)

I believe the answer is:

reign of terror

(Other definitions for reign of terror that I've seen before include "awful time in France" , "Bloody period of French Revolution" , "Period of Jacobin rule in France" , "French Revolutionary experience" , "period in French history" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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