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Head inserted, shifted down (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disheartened

'down' is the definition.
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'head inserted shifted' is the wordplay.
'shifted' is an anagram indicator.
'head'+'inserted'='headinserted'
'headinserted' with letters rearranged gives 'DISHEARTENED'.

(Other definitions for disheartened that I've seen before include "Discouraged" , "Despondent" , "Having lost determination or confidence" , "Upset; downcast" , "Crestfallen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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