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Hostile as giant runs amok (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

against

'hostile' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'as giant runs amok' is the wordplay.
'runs amok' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'giant'='asgiant'
'asgiant' with letters rearranged gives 'AGAINST'.

(Other definitions for against that I've seen before include "close by" , "Abutting" , "Facing" , "Placed in direct contact with" , "Versus - in contact with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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