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Malice (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

spite

venom

'malice' is the definition.
(I know that malice can be written as spite)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for spite that I've seen before include "Rancour" , "Desire to hurt or annoy" , "Hatred" , "Malicious desire to hurt or humiliate" , "Venom" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Mirror, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, The Star Tribune, the Universal, the Penny Press and The Telegraph.
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