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Terrible gangster (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

criminal

This clue is a double definition.

'terrible' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'gangster' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for criminal that I've seen before include "Being sought by police" , "Violating the law" , "Lawless, felonious" , "Mafioso, possibly" , "A bad hat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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