A little surprised at Edith being given tranquillisers (7)

I believe the answer is:

sedated

'given tranquillisers' is the definition.
(tranquilisers are a sedative)

'a little surprised at edith' is the wordplay.
'a little' indicates a hidden word.
'SEDATED' can be found hidden inside 'surprised at edith'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for sedated that I've seen before include "Dead set (anag) - tranquillised" , "Drugged" , "Under the influence of drugs" , "Given a tranquilliser" , "Tranquilised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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