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Worry hardly any of them will find this frightening (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fearsome

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'them will find this frightening' is the definition.
'fearsome' can be an answer for 'frightening' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.

'worry hardly any' is the wordplay.
'worry hardly' becomes 'fear' (fearing is a kind of worrying. I am not sure about the 'hardly' bit.).
'any' becomes 'some' (similar in meaning).
'fear'+'some'='FEARSOME'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fearsome that I've seen before include "Horrendous" , "Terrifying" , "Dreadful" , "Daunting" , "Of frightening appearance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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