Upset over a way to cheat making carpets (5,1,5,3)
I believe the answer is:
tears a strip off
'carpets' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'upset over a way to cheat' is the wordplay.
'upset over' becomes 'tears' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to cheat' becomes 'ripoff' (to rip someone off is to cheat them).
'tears'+'a'+'st'+'ripoff'='TEARS A STRIP OFF'
'making' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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