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Didn't like to see Ted mounting the frisky steed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detested

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'didn't like to' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'ted mounting the frisky steed' is the wordplay.
'mounting' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'the frisky' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ted' backwards is 'det'.
'steed' anagrammed gives 'ested'.
'det'+'ested'='DETESTED'

'see' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for detested that I've seen before include "Despised" , "not at all popular" , "Greatly hated" , "Unpopular" , "Disliked intensely" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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