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Very worried, does get the tea stain out (2,1,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in a state

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'very worried' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'get the tea stain out' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'tea' put next to 'stain' is 'teastain'.
'teastain' is an anagram of 'IN A STATE'.

'does' is the link.

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(Another definition for in a state that I've seen is " Upset".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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