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Hatred, of a sort (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aversion

'hatred' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' becomes 'version' (version is a kind of sort).
'a'+'version'='AVERSION'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for aversion that I've seen before include "A strong dislike or repugnance" , "Feeling of intense dislike" , "A strong dislike for something - turn away from it" , "Strong dislike for, makes you look away" , "A feeling of dislike or reluctance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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