Crossword Genius

Collies be terribly hostile (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bellicose

'hostile' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'collies be terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'collies'+'be'='colliesbe'
'colliesbe' with letters rearranged gives 'BELLICOSE'.

(Other definitions for bellicose that I've seen before include "Aggressive and willing to fight" , "Warlike" , "wanting fight" , "Jingoistic" , "Belligerent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.