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Frighten (7)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">frighten</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for startle that I've seen before include "Alarm (someone)" , "Shock, alarm" , "Take unawares with rattles" , "Cause to feel sudden alarm" , "Surprise greatly, alarm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Penny Press and The Telegraph.
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