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Nervous Shakespeare wife missing some banter? (3-2-4)

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I believe the answer is:

ill-at-ease

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'nervous' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shakespeare wife missing some banter?' is the wordplay.
'shakespeare' becomes 'will' (I've seen this in another clue).
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'missing' is a deletion indicator.
'some banter?' becomes 'atease' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'will' with 'w' taken away is 'ill'.
'ill'+'atease'='ILL-AT-EASE'

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(Other definitions for ill-at-ease that I've seen before include "Not comfortable, feeling embarrased" , "Uncomfortable, embarrassed - sick and relaxed" , "Unsettled, anxious" , "Unsure and constrained in manner" , "Unable to relax" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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