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Ejected from a health resort for starting trouble (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spat

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'ejected' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a health resort for starting trouble' is the wordplay.
'a health resort' becomes 'spa' (spa can mean a health resort).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'starting' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'trouble' is 't'.
'spa'+'t'='SPAT'

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for spat that I've seen before include "Ejected saliva from the mouth" , "Showed contempt" , "A small tiff or quarrel" , "Row; discharged" , "angry words" .)

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