Qualm (9)
I believe the answer is:
misgiving
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">qualm</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that qualm can be written as misgiving)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for misgiving that I've seen before include "Qualm, scruple" , "Feeling of doubt" .)