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Agitated ambassador, a male beast (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

het up

'agitated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ambassador a male beast' is the wordplay.
'ambassador' becomes 'he' (His or Her Excellency).
'a male beast' becomes 'tup' (ram).
'he'+'tup'='HET UP'

(Other definitions for het up that I've seen before include "in a rage?" , "On edge - agitated" , "in a state" , "Irate" , "Upset, agitated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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