Exposure therapy target (6)

I believe the answer is:

phobia

(Other definitions for phobia that I've seen before include "Irrational fear of something" , "Irrational hatred" , "A lasting abnormal fear of smoething" , "Great fear of something" , "Irrational fear (of thing)" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.

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