Scare the wits out of (7)

I believe the answer is:

terrify

(Other definitions for terrify that I've seen before include "Make very frightened" , "Fill with dread" , "Greatly frighten" , "Strike fear in (someone)" , "Make extremely fearful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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