Option-click icon in dock to hide app?

this has been a standard dock feature up until mavericks. i know that option clicking a *different* open app icon in the dock will hide the focused app and bring the target app to the foreground, but no longer can you just click the foreground app icon in the dock to hide it. has anyone else had a problem with this or know a workaround/substitute key command?
command+H is the closest i've come to a substitute, but that conflicts with my adobe key commands.
i know it wasn't a hugely popular feature but it's been a part of my workflow for years.

Me too.
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