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Hate to heal badly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loathe

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

'to heal badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'heal'='toheal'
'toheal' is an anagram of 'LOATHE'.

(Other definitions for loathe that I've seen before include "Find repugnant" , "Abhor, execrate" , "Feel strong disgust for" , "Cordially detest, thoroughly dislike" , "Greatly hate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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