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Arrive in need, upsetting performer (10)

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I believe the answer is:

comedienne

'performer' is the definition.
(comedienne is a kind of performer)

'arrive in need upsetting' is the wordplay.
'arrive' becomes 'come' (coming is a kind of arriving).
'upsetting' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'need'='inneed'
'inneed' with letters rearranged gives 'dienne'.
'come'+'dienne'='COMEDIENNE'

(Other definitions for comedienne that I've seen before include "Female comedy actor" , "Female humorist" , "stand-up entertainer?" , "Funny female performer" , "Rivers perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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