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The loss in fuel is gigantic (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

colossal

'gigantic' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'the loss in fuel' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'fuel' becomes 'coal' (coal is a kind of fuel).
'loss' placed inside 'coal' is 'COLOSSAL'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for colossal that I've seen before include "Massive" , "Huge, vast" , "Gargantuan" , "Jumbo" , "Great" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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