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Get agitated with return of dry theatre (7)

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perturb

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'get' is the definition.
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'return of dry theatre' is the wordplay.
'return of' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'dry' becomes 'brut' (type of wine).
'theatre' becomes 'rep' (repertory theatre).
'brut'+'rep'='brutrep'
'brutrep' backwards is 'PERTURB'.

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(Other definitions for perturb that I've seen before include "Worry" , "Disquiet, disturb" , "Disturb - trouble" , "Opera star" , "Make unsettled" .)

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