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Fooled around, getting angry (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cheated

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'fooled' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'around getting angry' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'around' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is found within the answer.
'angry' could be 'heated' (I've seen this before) and 'heated' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for cheated that I've seen before include "Behaved dishonestly" , "stung" , "taken for a ride" , "Defeated through deceit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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