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Macbeth
distraught
describing
Banquo’s
end
as
great
sacrifice
(8)
Macbeth distraught describing Banquo’s end as great sacrifice (8)
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Here the definition is great sacrifice, and a hecatomb was exactly that: a large-scale public sacrifice. For the wordplay, "distraught" tells you to scramble MACBETH, then add O, the end of "Banquo", to get the answer.