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Rue flat being taken thus and become lachrymose (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tearful

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'lachrymose' is the definition.
(I know that lachrymose can be written as tearful)

'rue flat being taken thus and' is the wordplay.
'rue flat' can be anagrammed to 'TEARFUL'.
However, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'become' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tearful that I've seen before include "emotional" , "crying" , "visibly distressed" , "Visibly upset" , "Lachrymose, blubbering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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