Dreads (5)
I believe the answer is:
fears
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dreads</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('fear' can be a synonym of 'dread')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fears that I've seen before include "Concerns, dreads" , "Apprehensions" , "Is afraid of" .)