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Cross quietly taken from crib (5)

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I believe the answer is:

irate

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'cross' is the definition.
(both can mean angry)

'quietly taken from crib' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'taken' could be 'ate' (eating is a kind of taking) and 'ate' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Hacked off" , "Extremely cross" , "Not happy" , "become irritated" , "Annoyed, nettled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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