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In an anxious state (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tense

(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Anxious - future, perhaps?" , "contract" , "In a nervous state" , "Anxious, high-strung" , "(Of muscle) tight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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