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Behold an object with hatred (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loathing

'hatred' is the definition.
(I know that loathing is a type of hatred)

'behold an object' is the wordplay.
'behold' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'an' becomes 'a'.
'object' becomes 'thing' (an object is a thing or item).
'lo'+'a'+'thing'='LOATHING'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for loathing that I've seen before include "Hatred, disgust" , "Alight on, feeling great dislike" , "Intense dislike" , "Abhorrence" , "Disliking intensely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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