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Hate to be a man, I suspect (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abominate

'hate' is the definition.
(abominating is a kind of hating)

'to be a man i suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'be'+'a'+'man'+'i'='tobeamani'
'tobeamani' anagrammed gives 'ABOMINATE'.

(Other definitions for abominate that I've seen before include "Be revolted by" , "Condemn" , "Loathe, find hateful" , "Hate" , "Regard with disgust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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