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Two-star result in the least favourable circumstances (2,5)

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at worst

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'in the least favourable circumstances' is the definition.
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'two-star result' is the wordplay.
'result' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'result of' mean this).
'two'+'star'='twostar'
'twostar' is an anagram of 'AT WORST'.

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(Other definitions for at worst that I've seen before include "most pessimistically" , "In the most negative circumstances" , "Taking the most pessimistic view" , "in the most serious state" , "Taking blackest view" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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