Bete noire (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bete noire</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for anathema that I've seen before include "hated person" , "One detested, cursed" , "Curse - church ban" , "Something very greatly disliked" , "Curse; object of loathing" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bete noire</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bugbear that I've seen before include "Nasty goblin - cause of fear" , "A thing causing excessive anxiety" , "A source of annoyance" , "pet hate" , "bogeyman" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bete noire</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bane that I've seen before include "Cause of trouble or worry, like bean" , "Blight" , "Cause of distress, ruin" , "it causes misery" , "Curse" .)