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Dislike analyst’s initial interpretation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aversion

'dislike' is the definition.
(aversion is a kind of dislike)

'analyst's initial interpretation' is the wordplay.
'initial' suggests taking the first letters.
'interpretation' becomes 'version' (synonyms).
The first letter of 'analysts' is 'a'.
'a'+'version'='AVERSION'

(Other definitions for aversion that I've seen before include "Extreme dislike" , "Disgust" , "Dislike, hatred" , "Abhorrence - loathing" , "distaste" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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