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Eve's upset and visibly angry when cut (7)

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I believe the answer is:

severed

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'cut' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'eve's upset and visibly angry' is the wordplay.
'upset' says the letters should be written backwards.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'visibly angry' becomes 'red' (someone may go red when angry. I am not sure about the 'visibly' bit.).
'eves' backwards is 'seve'.
'seve'+'red'='SEVERED'

'when' is the link.

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(Other definitions for severed that I've seen before include "parted" , "Split" , "Cut in two" , "Detached" , "Deserve (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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