Aware of its woe, distressed (4,2)

I believe the answer is:

wise to

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

'its woe distressed' is the wordplay.
'distressed' is an anagram indicator.
'its'+'woe'='itswoe'
'itswoe' is an anagram of 'WISE TO'.

(Another definition for wise to that I've seen is " Knowing".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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