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Uriah, beheaded, coming back: bit of a shock (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awed

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

'uriah beheaded coming back bit of a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'wed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for awed that I've seen before include "Amazed" , "Inspired with wonder" , "Inspired with reverence" , "in terror" , "Overcome with wonder or amazement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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