Feeling of deep dread (5)

I believe the answer is:

angst

(Other definitions for angst that I've seen before include "Terrible butterflies" , "uneasiness" , "Acute, but unspecific, feeling of anxiety" , "Anxious state" , "(German) anxiety state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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