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Daughter has head stuck in books? Result of fears (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dreads

'fears' is the definition.
('dread' can be a synonym of 'fear')

'daughter has head stuck in books?' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'has head stuck in books?' becomes 'reads'.
'd'+'reads'='DREADS'

'result of' is the link.

(Other definitions for dreads that I've seen before include "Sadder (anag)" , "Worries about" , "Looks ahead with apprehension" , "Is in great fear of" , "Anticipates with horror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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