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Alas, elite worried, so worried (3,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ill at ease

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'worried' is the definition.
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'alas elite worried' is the wordplay.
'worried' is an anagram indicator (worry can mean to interfere with or disturb).
'alas'+'elite'='alaselite'
'alaselite' anagrammed gives 'ILL-AT-EASE'.

'so' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ill at ease that I've seen before include "awkward" , "Unable to relax" , "discomfited" , "Unsettled, anxious" , "Unsure and constrained in manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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