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Cross-platform, if federally installed (6)

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I believe the answer is:

miffed

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'installed' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes mean the same thing.

'cross-platform if federally' is the wordplay.
'MIFFED' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for miffed that I've seen before include "Informally offended, put out" , "Aggrieved" , "Annoyed, hacked off" , "Disgruntled" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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