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Cautious and full of concern for the Speaker (7)

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I believe the answer is:

careful

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'cautious' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'full of concern for the speaker' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'concern' could be 'care' (synonyms) and 'care' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ful' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for careful that I've seen before include "'Prudent, cautious (7)'" , "Thrifty" , "Thorough" , "Painstaking" , "Watch it!" .)

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