Cryptic crossword clue
Rod applied to kiddie’s bottom brings hatred 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPITE

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The straight part
We know that "hatred" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hatred = spite.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPITE mean?

SPITE noun
  1. Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
  2. Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
SPITE verb
  1. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
  2. To be angry at; to hate.
  3. To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
SPITE preposition
  1. Notwithstanding; despite.

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