Obsessive fear (6)

I believe the answer is:

phobia

(Other definitions for phobia that I've seen before include "Irrational and lasting fear" , "Abnormal lasting fear or anxiety" , "Irrational fear of something" , "Morbid, irrational fear" , "A lasting abnormal fear of smoething" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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