Bete noire (8)
'bete noire' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for anathema that I've seen before include "hated person" , "One detested, cursed" , "Curse - church ban" , "Something very greatly disliked" , "Curse; object of loathing" .)
'bete noire' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bugbear that I've seen before include "Nasty goblin - cause of fear" , "A thing causing excessive anxiety" , "A source of annoyance" , "pet hate" , "bogeyman" .)
'bete noire' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bane that I've seen before include "Cause of trouble or worry, like bean" , "Blight" , "Cause of distress, ruin" , "it causes misery" , "Curse" .)