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Any exit taken out of uneasiness (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anxiety

'uneasiness' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'any exit taken out' is the wordplay.
'taken out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'any'+'exit'='anyexit'
'anyexit' is an anagram of 'ANXIETY'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for anxiety that I've seen before include "State of apprehension" , "Disquiet" , "Worry, concern" , "Worry, unease" , "Nervousness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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