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Chap developed hate below (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beneath

'below' is the definition.
('beneath' can be a synonym of 'below')

'chap developed hate' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'ben' (**).
'developed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hate' is an anagram of 'eath'.
'ben'+'eath'='BENEATH'

(Other definitions for beneath that I've seen before include "Unbefitting" , "Inferior to" , "At a lower level (than)" , "At a lower place" , "in a lower position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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