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Dislike suggestion that abruptly upset some hosts (9)

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I believe the answer is:

antipathy

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'dislike' is the definition.
(I know that antipathy is a type of dislike)

'suggestion that abruptly upset some hosts' is the wordplay.
'suggestion' becomes 'tip' (tip is a kind of suggestion).
'that abruptly upset' becomes 'ath' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'some' becomes 'any' (similar in meaning).
'hosts' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are welcomed or hosted).
'tip'+'ath'='tipath'
'tipath' put inside 'any' is 'ANTIPATHY'.

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(Other definitions for antipathy that I've seen before include "Hostility - hint at pay (anag)" , "Abhorrence" , "Negative feeling" , "ill will" , "deep-seated dislike" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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