Emotional stress (7)

I believe the answer is:

tension

(Other definitions for tension that I've seen before include "Intones (anag) - stress" , "Assay" , "Uneasiness" , "The effect of force exerted in or on something" , "Stretched, uneasy, condition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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