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Nervous at the hurdles? (5)

Ross

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jumpy

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'nervous' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for jumpy that I've seen before include "Jittery" , "Anxious, uneasy" , "Nervous (as beans or fleas?)" , "On edge" .)

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