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Answer required for one in terrible challenge (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dare

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'terrible challenge' is the definition.
'dare' can be an answer for 'challenge' (dare is a kind of challenge). I am unsure of the 'terrible' bit.

'answer required for one in' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'required for one' becomes 'dre' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a' inserted into 'dre' is 'DARE'.

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(Other definitions for dare that I've seen before include "Have sufficient courage" , "Risk; challenge" , "Have the courage to try something" , "Be bold enough (to)" , "Be courageous enough to try or do" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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