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Inexperienced mum irate, getting flustered (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

immature

'inexperienced' is the definition.
('immature' can be similar in meaning to 'inexperienced')

'mum irate getting flustered' is the wordplay.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'flustered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mum'+'irate'='mumirate'
'mumirate' anagrammed gives 'IMMATURE'.

(Other definitions for immature that I've seen before include "Like childish behaviour" , "Not yet adult or fully developed" , "Green" , "Young" , "Irate mum? (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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