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Sudden fear (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

alarm

panic

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "mass hysteria?" , "Sudden overpowering fear" , "Have kittens" , "Frantic fear" , "Overwhelming terror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Mirror, the Evening Standard and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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