Scarily misshapen (9)

I believe the answer is:

grotesque

(Other definitions for grotesque that I've seen before include "Comically ugly" , "Bizarre; monstrous" , "Bizarre and disfigured - preposterous" , "Horribly distorted" , "Freakish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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