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Awfully upset foot is not in line with the others? (3,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out-of-step

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'not in line with the others?' is the definition.
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'awfully upset foot' is the wordplay.
'awfully' is an anagram indicator.
'upset'+'foot'='upsetfoot'
'upsetfoot' with letters rearranged gives 'OUT-OF-STEP'.

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(Other definitions for out-of-step that I've seen before include "Not in harmony or not synchronised with" , "Different, not aligned with others - on march?" , "Not in conformity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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