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Created issue about English wit appearing clueless (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bewildered

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'appearing clueless' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'created issue about english wit' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'about' could be 're' ('re' means regarding or about) and 're' is found in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'wit' could be 'wilde' (I have seen 'Irish wit ' mean 'wilde' so perhaps 'wit' could also mean 'wilde') and 'wilde' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for bewildered that I've seen before include "Confused" , "Baffled" , "Surprised" , "appearing clueless" , "Perplexed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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