Crossword Genius

Pony disembowelled by Indian? That’s disturbing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

creepy

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

'pony disembowelled by indian?' is the wordplay.
'disembowelled' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'indian?' becomes 'cree' (Cree is an example).
'pony' with its middle removed is 'py'.
'py' after 'cree' is 'CREEPY'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for creepy that I've seen before include "Not wholesome" , "Hair-raising" , "Eerie - chilling" , "Disturbing, crawly" , "Likely to cause goose pimples" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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