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Coded text in tomb upset woman (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cryptogram

'coded text' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tomb upset woman' is the wordplay.
'tomb' becomes 'crypt' (crypt is a kind of tomb).
'upset' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'woman' becomes 'margo' (**).
'margo' back-to-front is 'ogram'.
'crypt'+'ogram'='CRYPTOGRAM'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for cryptogram that I've seen before include "Coded message" , "Coded text" , "PUZZLE" , "Piece of coded writing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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