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For a redhead to be unreasonably shut out, is wounding (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hurts

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'for a redhead to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'unreasonably shut out is wounding' is the wordplay.
'unreasonably' indicates an anagram.
'out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'is wounding' becomes 'r' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'shut' is an anagram of 'huts'.
'huts' placed around 'r' is 'HURTS'.

'be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hurts that I've seen before include "pain" , "causes damage" , "Damages" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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