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Irrational fear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phobia

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">irrational fear</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for phobia that I've seen before include "Pathological fear" , "Obsessive and persistent fear of something" , "Great fear of something" , "A lasting abnormal fear of something" , "Aversion" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Telegraph, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Times and The Guardian.
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