Strongly disliked bowler, say, on journalist (5)
I believe the answer is:
hated
'strongly disliked' is the definition.
'hated' can be an answer for 'disliked' (hating is a kind of disliking). I am not certain of the 'strongly' bit.
'bowler say on journalist' is the wordplay.
'bowler say' becomes 'hat' (bowler is a kind of hat).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'hat'+'ed'='HATED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hated that I've seen before include "was unable to stand" , "viewed with hostility" , "Heartily disliked" , "couldn't stand" , "Loathed" .)