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Break US nettle to disturb (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unsettle

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

'break us nettle' is the wordplay.
'break' indicates an anagram.
'us'+'nettle'='usnettle'
'usnettle' anagrammed gives 'UNSETTLE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for unsettle that I've seen before include "Upset" , "Disrupt" , "Disturb, make anxious" , "Disturb, disconcert" , "Trouble" .)

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