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Distress when stuck inside taxi home with father hugging girl (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabin fever

'distress when stuck inside' is the definition.
(discomfort caused by being indoors)

'taxi home with father hugging girl' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'taxi' could be 'cab' (synonyms) and 'cab' is found within the answer.
'home' could be 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in') and 'in' is found within the answer.
'girl' could be 'eve' and 'eve' is located in the answer.
'father' could be 'fr' and 'fr' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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