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Cross one day out around mid-evening (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annoyed

'cross' is the definition.
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'one day out around mid-evening' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'mid' says to take the centre.
The middle letter of 'evening' is 'n'.
'one'+'day'='oneday'
'oneday' anagrammed gives 'anoyed'.
'anoyed' placed around 'n' is 'ANNOYED'.

(Other definitions for annoyed that I've seen before include "Irritated, irked" , "Vexed, irritated" , "Irritated, peeved" , "Cross" , "Made slightly angry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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