Horrified by current events (7)

I believe the answer is:

shocked

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'horrified' is the definition.
(shocking is a kind of horrifying)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for shocked that I've seen before include "Impacted person's mind like sudden bad news" , "Offended, outraged" , "Traumatised" , "Struck with horror" , "Surprised" .)

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

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