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Feel animosity to writer over trial (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detest

'feel animosity to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'writer over trial' is the wordplay.
'writer' becomes 'ed' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'trial' becomes 'test' ('test' can be a synonym of 'trial').
'ed' backwards is 'de'.
'de'+'test'='DETEST'

(Other definitions for detest that I've seen before include "Dislike intensely, loathe" , "Dislike intensely, think badly of" , "Loathe, hate intensely" , "Having a loathing" , "Deplore" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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