Greatly feared (7)
I believe the answer is:
dreaded
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">greatly feared</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 dreaded that I've seen before include "Anticipated with fear" , "Greatly feared" , "Regarded with great apprehension" , "Was fearful of" .)