Crossword Genius

Duty put Harry in mood (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tonnage

'duty' is the definition.
(I know that tonnage is a type of duty)

'harry in mood' is the wordplay.
'harry' becomes 'nag' (both can mean to consistently bother).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'mood' becomes 'tone' (tone is a kind of mood).
'nag' placed within 'tone' is 'TONNAGE'.

'put' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tonnage that I've seen before include "Weight of cargo - ship's carrying capacity" , "Charge for carrying" , "Capacity of ship" , "Ship's size or carrying capacity" , "No agent (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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