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Hemmed in by strangers, I complain so! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sic

'so' is the definition.
('so' in Latin)

'hemmed in by strangers i complain' is the wordplay.
'hemmed in by' indicates a hidden word.
'SIC' is hidden in the letters of 'strangers i complain'.

(Other definitions for sic that I've seen before include "Quoted exactly as in the original; so" , "Thus in Corsica" , "Thus among musicians" , "(Of quoted word) exactly so" , "Word to call attention to a quoted mistake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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