Crossword Genius

Dry fellow rising to interrupt (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disturb

'interrupt' is the definition.
('disturb' can be a synonym of 'interrupt')

'dry fellow rising' is the wordplay.
'dry' becomes 'brut' (type of wine).
'fellow' becomes 'sid' (Sid is a man's name).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'brut'+'sid'='brutsid'
'brutsid' backwards is 'DISTURB'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for disturb that I've seen before include "Upset - agitate" , "Make anxious" , "Intrude on" , "Interrupt, annoy" , "Trouble - interrupt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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