The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AVERSION
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More clues leading to the result AVERSION
- Great dislike of a particular interpretation
- Strong dislike of retired minister visiting a Swiss town
- Dislike a particular form
- Hate short answer given by model
- Strong dislike of state is back on
- Dislike rendering on villa’s eastern side
- An account giving rise to extreme distaste
- Dislike article prefacing translation
- Dislike adult edition
- Dislike a model
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The straight part
We know that "extreme distaste" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case extreme distaste = aversion.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AVERSION mean?
AVERSION noun- Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.
- An object of dislike or repugnance.
- The act of turning away from an object.