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Pet hate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bugbear

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pet hate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for bugbear that I've seen before include "Cause of excessive anxiety" , "Object of obsessive, foolish fear" , "constant worry" , "Nasty goblin - cause of fear" , "Cause of great distress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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