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Hector to see to what I have with hesitation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

domineer

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'hector' is the definition.
(I know that domineer is a more specific form of the action hector)

'to what i have with hesitation' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'i' is within the answer.
'hesitation' could be 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er) and 'er' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to see' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for domineer that I've seen before include "Behave overbearingly" , "Tyrannise" , "Ore mined badly could tend to overbear" , "Behave imperiously" , "Exercise power over in an autocratic manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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