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Are peeved when you escort a girl to (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

take amiss

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'are peeved when you' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'escort a girl to' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'escort' could be 'take' (both can mean to guide or accompany someone) and 'take' is found in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
'girl' could be 'miss' (term of address for an unmarried woman) and 'miss' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for take amiss that I've seen is " Resent, be affronted".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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