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Call up, be upset at fault (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

culpable

'at fault' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'call up be upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'call'+'up'+'be'='callupbe'
'callupbe' is an anagram of 'CULPABLE'.

(Other definitions for culpable that I've seen before include "Deserving blame" , "Proboscis" , "Guilty" , "Answerable" , "Blameworthy, censurable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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