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They may conceal terrible evils (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

veils

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'they may conceal' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'terrible evils' is the wordplay.
'terrible' is an anagram indicator.
'evils' anagrammed gives 'VEILS'.

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(Other definitions for veils that I've seen before include "Masks" , "Garments to cover head and face" , "Covers or partly conceals - bride's face?" , "See 20" , "coverage" .)

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