He dreads the strange phonebox moved close to house (9)

I believe the answer is:

xenophobe

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'he dreads the strange' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'phonebox moved close to house' is the wordplay.
'moved' indicates anagramming the letters.
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'house' is 'e'.
'phonebox' anagrammed gives 'xenophob'.
'xenophob'+'e'='XENOPHOBE'

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(Other definitions for xenophobe that I've seen before include "One afraid of strangers" , "One who doesn't like foreigners" , "Person hating foreign things" , "Hater of foreigners" , "Person fearing strangers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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