Bedside clock feature (5)

I believe the answer is:

alarm

(Other definitions for alarm that I've seen before include "Anxious awareness of danger" , "Tocsin" , "Daunt" , "Warning bell" , "Device signalling danger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.

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