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Pet hate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bugbear

'pet hate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for bugbear that I've seen before include "Cause of excessive anxiety" , "Object of obsessive, foolish fear" , "constant worry" , "Nasty goblin - cause of fear" , "Cause of great distress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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