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Shock, dismay (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appal

This clue is a double definition.

'shock' is the first definition.
(I know that shock is a more specific form of appal)

'dismay' is the second definition.
(I know that dismay can be written as appal)

(Other definitions for appal that I've seen before include "Greatly dismay" , "Fill with horror" , "Cause to be unpleasantly surprised" , "Dismay, horrify" , "Petrify" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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