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A house in the outskirts of Bognor to loathe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abhor

'loathe' is the definition.
('abhor' can be a synonym of 'loathe')

'a house in the outskirts of bognor' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'in the' is an insertion indicator.
'outskirts of' suggests removing the centre.
'bognor' with its centre taken out is 'br'.
'ho' placed inside 'br' is 'bhor'.
'a'+'bhor'='ABHOR'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for abhor that I've seen before include "Detest, hate" , "Loathe, detest" , "Regard with repugnance" , "Abominate" , "Not like" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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