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National army's hiding fear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alarm

'fear' is the definition.
(alarm is a kind of fear)

'national army's hiding' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates a hidden word.
'ALARM' can be found hidden inside 'national armys'.

(Other definitions for alarm that I've seen before include "Unnerve" , "Trepidation" , "Consternation: kind of clock" , "with which many awake to in the morning" , "Anxious awareness of danger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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