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Anxious after a loud assault (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afraid

'anxious' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'after a loud assault' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'assault' becomes 'raid' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a' next to 'f' is 'af'.
'af'+'raid'='AFRAID'

(Other definitions for afraid that I've seen before include "makes one panicky" , "Frightened" , "Feeling anxiety or fear" , "Timorous" , "feeling scared" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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