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Bowler possibly ending in ambulance can't stand (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hate

'can't stand' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'bowler possibly ending in ambulance' is the wordplay.
'bowler possibly' becomes 'hat' (bowler is a type of hat).
'ending in' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'ambulance' is 'e'.
'hat'+'e'='HATE'

(Other definitions for hate that I've seen before include "Despise" , "Passion" , "Passionately dislike" , "Strongly dislike" , "Abhor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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