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Kid lies about hostile feeling (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dislike

'hostile feeling' is the definition.
(feeling of hostility to someone)

'kid lies about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'kid'+'lies'='kidlies'
'kidlies' is an anagram of 'DISLIKE'.

(Other definitions for dislike that I've seen before include "Object to" , "Feel distaste for (something)" , "Fell aversion or antipathy" , "Don't take to" , "Can't stand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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