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Desperate to be a man, I feel hatred (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abominate

'feel hatred' is the definition.

'desperate to be a man i' is the wordplay.
'desperate' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'to'+'be'+'a'+'man'+'i'='tobeamani'
'tobeamani' is an anagram of 'ABOMINATE'.

(Other definitions for abominate that I've seen before include "Loathe, detest" , "Be revolted by" , "Amoeba nit - easy to loathe" , "Hate" , "Condemn" .)

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