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A demon a bit naughty is loathed (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abominated

'loathed' is the definition.
('abominate' can be a synonym of 'loathe')

'a demon a bit naughty' is the wordplay.
'naughty' indicates an anagram.
'demon'+'a'+'bit'='demonabit'
'demonabit' with letters rearranged gives 'bominated'.
'a'+'bominated'='ABOMINATED'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for abominated that I've seen before include "couldn't stand" , "Regarded with disgust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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