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Doctor has a chap upset (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shaken

'upset' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'doctor has a chap' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a chap' becomes 'ken' (man's name).
'has' with letters rearranged gives 'sha'.
'sha'+'ken'='SHAKEN'

(Other definitions for shaken that I've seen before include "Astonished; vibrated" , "not left undisturbed" , "Upset or agitated" , "James Bond liked his martinis this way, not stirred" , "Shocked; astonished" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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