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Become agitated, if husband leaves? Get stuffed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overheat

'become agitated' is the definition.

'husband leaves? get stuffed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'husband' could be 'h' and 'h' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'overeat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'if' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for overheat that I've seen before include "burn" , "get sunstroke?" , "Get too hot" , "Become too warm" , "Subject to excessive temperature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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