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Worry one isn't exercising (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tension

'worry' is the definition.
(both can mean stress or unease)

'one isn't exercising' is the wordplay.
'exercising' indicates an anagram (letters exercise or move around).
'one'+'isnt'='oneisnt'
'oneisnt' with letters rearranged gives 'TENSION'.

(Other definitions for tension that I've seen before include "State of strain or suspense" , "The effect of force exerted in or on something" , "Conflict" , "Mental or emotional strain" , "Stress, tautness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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