Crossword Genius

Issued title returned by upset duke (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emanated

'issued' is the definition.
(to emanate is to issue or emit)

'title returned by upset duke' is the wordplay.
'title' becomes 'name' (I've seen this before).
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'by upset' becomes 'ate' (to eat up is worry or upset. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation).
'name' reversed gives 'eman'.
'eman'+'ate'+'d'='EMANATED'

(Other definitions for emanated that I've seen before include "came forth" , "Issued or originated from a source" , "Emerged or originated" , "Issued forth, as from a source" , "Flowed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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