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Hatred is over and practically obliterated (8)

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I believe the answer is:

aversion

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

'is over and practically obliterated' is the wordplay.
'practically' means to remove the last letter.
'obliterated' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'over'+'and'='isoverand'
'isoverand' with its final letter taken off is 'isoveran'.
'isoveran' with letters rearranged gives 'AVERSION'.

(Other definitions for aversion that I've seen before include "A version of strong dislike" , "A strong dislike or repugnance" , "phobia" , "A strong dislike for something - turn away from it" , "Strong dislike for, makes you look away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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