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See collies be terribly hostile (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bellicose

'hostile' is the definition.
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'see collies be terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'collies'+'be'='colliesbe'
'colliesbe' is an anagram of 'BELLICOSE'.

(Other definitions for bellicose that I've seen before include "Pugnacious, eager to fight" , "wanting fight" , "Warlike" , "Combative" , "Jingoistic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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