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Same woe appallingly bad? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awesome

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'bad?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'same woe appallingly' is the wordplay.
'appallingly' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'same'+'woe'='samewoe'
'samewoe' is an anagram of 'AWESOME'.

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(Other definitions for awesome that I've seen before include "Inspiring reverential respect" , "Daunting" , "Inspiring admiration - wonderful!" , "wizard" , "Inspiring reverence mixed with fear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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