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Hate word in clue that requires alternate letters to be removed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loathe

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'hate word in clue that requires alternate letters to be removed' is the definition.
'loathe' can be an answer for 'hate' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'hate' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'hate' is 'athe' which is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for loathe that I've seen before include "Strongly detest" , "Find repugnant" , "Feel hatred for" , "Abhor, detest" , "Hate (someone)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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