Great alarm (5)

I believe the answer is:

panic

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety" , "Sudden uncontrollable fear" , "general alarm" , "Sudden alarm" , "Alarm - terror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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