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A seed, upset, gets mollified (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eased

'mollified' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a seed upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'seed'='aseed'
'aseed' is an anagram of 'EASED'.

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eased that I've seen before include "Moved carefully" , "Alleviated" , "Made less difficult, relieved from anxiety" , "Made less hard" , "Calmed" .)

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