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Sloppy Welsh rarebit, Shaw rejected, is extraordinarily bad (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terrible

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'extraordinarily bad' is the definition.
'terrible' can be an answer for 'bad' (similar in meaning). I am unsure of the 'extraordinarily' bit.

'sloppy welsh rarebit shaw rejected' is the wordplay.
'sloppy' indicates an anagram.
'rejected' is a deletion indicator.
'welsh'+'rarebit'='welshrarebit'
'welshrarebit' with 'shaw' taken away is 'elrrebit'.
'elrrebit' is an anagram of 'TERRIBLE'.

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(Other definitions for terrible that I've seen before include "What precedes twos < and follows child in France" , "Awful, dire" , "Awful, dreadful" , "Really bad" , "Atrocious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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