Crossword Genius

Detest swear-word appearing in French article (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loathe

'detest' is the definition.
(loathing is a kind of detesting)

'swear-word appearing in french article' is the wordplay.
'swear-word' becomes 'oath' (I've seen this before).
'appearing in' is an insertion indicator.
'french article' becomes 'le' (french for 'the' - definite article).
'oath' put within 'le' is 'LOATHE'.

(Other definitions for loathe that I've seen before include "Can't abide" , "Abhor, detest" , "Abhor, abominate" , "Dislike intensely" , "Abhor, execrate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app