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Startle (8)

Ross

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">startle</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for alarm that I've seen before include "Burglar deterrent" , "Flap" , "A rousing sound in the morning" , "State of (sudden) fear" , "Unnerve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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