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Contagious fear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

panic

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">contagious fear</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "Frantic fright" , "Grass" , "Sudden alarm" , "Sudden overpowering fear" , "Take fright, lose the head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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