Object of loathing (8)
I believe the answer is:
anathema
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">object of loathing</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 anathema that I've seen before include "hated person" , "target of hate" , "Detested person or thing - excommunication" , "denunciation" , "Formal curse leading to excommunication" .)