Feeling I'm one to get pushed around (7)

I believe the answer is:

emotion

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(Other definitions for emotion that I've seen before include "Hatred or love, say" , "Feeling like love or hate" , "Agitation of mind" , "Feeling such as joy, sorrow and fear" , "Feeling, say love or hate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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