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Weary Italian getting up, looking embarrassed? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tired

'weary' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'italian getting up looking embarrassed?' is the wordplay.
'italian' becomes 'it' (abbreviation for Italian).
'getting up' is a reversal indicator.
'looking embarrassed?' becomes 'red' (someone may go red when embarrassed).
'it' backwards is 'ti'.
'ti'+'red'='TIRED'

(Other definitions for tired that I've seen before include "Are American cars so" , "Depleted of energy" , "Weary or fed up" , "Zonked" , "Sleepy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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