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Anxious worker safely evacuated (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antsy

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

'worker safely evacuated' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'evacuated' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'safely' with its centre removed is 'sy'.
'ant'+'sy'='ANTSY'

(Other definitions for antsy that I've seen before include "excited?" , "Eager" , "nervous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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