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Mad Lear runs amok in distress (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alarmed

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'mad lear runs amok in distress' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'mad lear runs amok' is the wordplay.
'runs amok' indicates an anagram.
'mad'+'lear'='madlear'
'madlear' anagrammed gives 'ALARMED'.

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(Other definitions for alarmed that I've seen before include "Terrified" , "like Icarus as wax melted?" , "as a door handle may be?" , "Experiencing a sudden sense of danger" , "Frightened, scared" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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