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Hate starting November badly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

venom

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'hate' is the definition.
(venom is a kind of hate)

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(Other definitions for venom that I've seen before include "Bitter malice" , "Snake's poison" , "Poison; malice" , "Virulent feeling" , "Toxic substance" .)

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