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Like the main character in many a horror film ... or so they believe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alone

(Other definitions for alone that I've seen before include "Isolated; exclusively" , "Exclusively; solitary" , "Solo" , "With no one to see" , "Without friends" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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