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Abhors making notes before exams (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detests

'abhors' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'notes before exams' is the wordplay.
'notes' becomes 'de' (**).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'exams' becomes 'tests' ('test' can be a synonym of 'exam').
'de'+'tests'='DETESTS'

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for detests that I've seen before include "Abominates" , "Abhors" , "Hates" , "Loathes" , "Cordially loathe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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