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Distressed re kid's corruption (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irked

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

're kid's corruption' is the wordplay.
'corruption' indicates an anagram.
're'+'kid'='rekid'
'rekid' with letters rearranged gives 'IRKED'.

(Other definitions for irked that I've seen before include "Vexed, annoyed" , "Galled" , "Exasperated" , "Bugged" , "Distressed" .)

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