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Anxiety produced by arrest (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apprehension

This clue is a double definition.

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

'arrest' is the second definition.
('apprehension' can be a synonym of 'arrest')

'produced by' is the link.

(Other definitions for apprehension that I've seen before include "Fear" , "Fearful anticipation" , "Understanding; anxiety" , "Trepidation" , "butterflies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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