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Court officer upset as garments tear (8-2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sergeant-at-arms

'court officer' is the definition.
(official in a court or legislative body)

'upset as garments tear' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'garments'+'tear'='asgarmentstear'
'asgarmentstear' is an anagram of 'SERGEANT-AT-ARMS'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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