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Dislike of French exam (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detest

'dislike' is the definition.
(to detest is to strongly dislike)

'of french exam' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'exam' becomes 'test' (synonyms).
'de'+'test'='DETEST'

(Other definitions for detest that I've seen before include "Despise or loathe" , "Not like" , "Hate a lot" , "Cordially laothe" , "Loathe, hate intensely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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