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Is spurred furiously and staggered (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

surprised

'staggered' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'is spurred furiously' is the wordplay.
'furiously' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'spurred'='isspurred'
'isspurred' is an anagram of 'SURPRISED'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for surprised that I've seen before include "hit for six" , "Caught in the act" , "Mildly astonished" , "Lost for words" , "left open-mouthed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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