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Staid set affected repugnance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distaste

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

'staid set affected' is the wordplay.
'affected' indicates an anagram.
'staid'+'set'='staidset'
'staidset' with letters rearranged gives 'DISTASTE'.

(Other definitions for distaste that I've seen before include "Staidest (anag) - aversion (to)" , "Repugnance" , "Dislike of something unsavoury" , "Negative feeling" , "Abhorrence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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