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Change her nappies with no dread (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apprehension

'dread' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'change her nappies with no' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'her'+'nappies'='hernappies'
'hernappies' after 'no' is 'nohernappies'.
'nohernappies' anagrammed gives 'APPREHENSION'.

(Other definitions for apprehension that I've seen before include "butterflies" , "The catching" , "Trepidation" , "Anxious anticipation; understanding" , "Arrest -- dread" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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