Complicated by various difficulties (7)

I believe the answer is:

fraught

(Other definitions for fraught that I've seen before include "anxious" , "Tension-filled" , "Charged (with); tense" , "Burdened with anxiety" , "Emotionally charged" .)

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

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