Is afraid of (5)
I believe the answer is:
fears
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">is afraid of</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 fears that I've seen before include "Is afraid of" , "Apprehensions" , "Concerns, dreads" .)