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Hates concerning learner beset by struggles (7)

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I believe the answer is:

reviles

'hates' is the definition.

'concerning learner beset by struggles' is the wordplay.
'concerning' becomes 're'.
'learner' becomes 'l'.
'beset by' means one lot of letters goes inside another ('beset' could historically mean 'cover').
'struggles' becomes 'vies' (I've seen this before).
'l' inserted into 'vies' is 'viles'.
're'+'viles'='REVILES'

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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