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Terrible place in the shade, possibly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hades

'terrible place' is the definition.

'shade possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'shade' is an anagram of 'HADES'.

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hades that I've seen before include "Classic hell in the shade" , "Greek god of the underworld" , "In Greek myth, the Underworld" , "Pluto" , "Underworld, hell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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