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Shake oil paint apt to run (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palpitation

'shake' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'oil paint apt to run' is the wordplay.
'to run' indicates an anagram.
'oil'+'paint'+'apt'='oilpaintapt'
'oilpaintapt' with letters rearranged gives 'PALPITATION'.

(Other definitions for palpitation that I've seen before include "quivery state" , "Rapid irregular heartbeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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