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Crewmen so upset they only arrived recently (9)

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I believe the answer is:

newcomers

'they only arrived recently' is the definition.

'crewmen so upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'crewmen'+'so'='crewmenso'
'crewmenso' anagrammed gives 'NEWCOMERS'.

(Another definition for newcomers that I've seen is " Immigrants".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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