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Flushed if ever I shrink trousers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feverish

'flushed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'if ever i shrink trousers' is the wordplay.
'trousers' indicates a hidden word (to trouser can mean to contain or hold).
'FEVERISH' is hidden within 'if ever i shrink'.

(Other definitions for feverish that I've seen before include "frantic" , "Restlessly excited" , "Frenzied" , "restless state" , "hectic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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