Heartily dislike a hotel under reconstruction (6)

I believe the answer is:

loathe

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'heartily dislike' is the definition.
'loathe' can be an answer for 'dislike' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'heartily' bit.

'a hotel under reconstruction' is the wordplay.
'under reconstruction' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'hotel'='ahotel'
'ahotel' anagrammed gives 'LOATHE'.

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(Other definitions for loathe that I've seen before include "Cordially detest, thoroughly dislike" , "Feel hatred for" , "Abhor, execrate" , "dislike, to a great extent" , "Feel disgust for (person)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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