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Uproar of ultimately catastrophic, harmful relationship (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clamour

'uproar' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ultimately catastrophic harmful relationship' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' says to take the final letters.
'relationship' becomes 'amour' (amour is a kind of relationship**).
The last letters of 'catastrophic harmful' are 'cl'.
'cl'+'amour'='CLAMOUR'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for clamour that I've seen before include "racket" , "Hue and cry" , "Loud and persistent outcry" , "Uproar" , "Loud noise of shouting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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