Crossword Genius

Past hates often reviewed as instinctive (4-2-3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seat-of-the-pants

'instinctive' is the definition.
(seat of the pants means done instinctively)

'past hates often reviewed' is the wordplay.
'reviewed' is an anagram indicator (letters reviewed or revised).
'past'+'hates'+'often'='pasthatesoften'
'pasthatesoften' is an anagram of 'SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Another definition for seat-of-the-pants that I've seen is " Instinctive".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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