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Vile wolf heartlessly wearing drag in East London… (5)

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awful

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(Other definitions for awful that I've seen before include "Not good at all" , "Very poor" , "Dreadful and dire" , "The pits" , "dire result" .)

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