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Substantially, I’ll say, tense agitation (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

essentially

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'substantially' is the definition.
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'i'll say tense agitation' is the wordplay.
'i'll say tense' can be anagrammed to 'ESSENTIALLY'.
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(Other definitions for essentially that I've seen before include "Basically" , "By its very nature" , "At heart" , "mainly" , "Fundamentally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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