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Confused to be fed result another way (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flustered

'confused' is the definition.
(flustering is a kind of confusing)

'fed result another way' is the wordplay.
'another way' is an anagram indicator.
'fed'+'result'='fedresult'
'fedresult' with letters rearranged gives 'FLUSTERED'.

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for flustered that I've seen before include "In quite a state, put out" , "Hot and bothered, rattles" , "Hot and bothered, rattled" , "Agitated, confused" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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