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Excluded from class, son gets in a temper (3,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

out of sorts

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'in a temper' is the definition.
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'excluded from class son' is the wordplay.
'excluded from' becomes 'out of' (I've seen this before).
'class' becomes 'sort' (synonyms).
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'outof'+'sort'+'s'='OUT OF SORTS'

'gets' is the link.

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(Other definitions for out of sorts that I've seen before include "Not feeling quite right" , "Not feeling good" , "Slightly unhappy" , "Slightly unwell" , "Irritable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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