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Disturb forged steel nut (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unsettle

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

'forged steel nut' is the wordplay.
'forged' is an anagram indicator.
'steel'+'nut'='steelnut'
'steelnut' anagrammed gives 'UNSETTLE'.

(Other definitions for unsettle that I've seen before include "worry" , "'Disturb, make uneasy (8)'" , "Throw" , "'Disturb, unnerve (8)'" , "Faze" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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