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Fear of deer on organised freight (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stage fright

'fear' is the definition.
(I know that stage fright is a phobia)

'deer on organised freight' is the wordplay.
'deer' becomes 'stag' (stag is a kind of deer).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'organised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'freight' anagrammed gives 'efright'.
'stag'+'efright'='STAGE-FRIGHT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for stage fright that I've seen before include "Panic experienced by performer" , "Pre-performance nerves" , "Nervousness in front of audience" , "Performer's fear" , "attack of nerves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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