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Make a fuss about judge dropping an E (6)

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create

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'make' is the definition.
(creating is a kind of making)

'a fuss about judge dropping an e' is the wordplay.
'a fuss about' becomes 'c' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'dropping' is an insertion indicator.
'rate' enclosing 'e' is 'reate'.
'c'+'reate'='CREATE'

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(Other definitions for create that I've seen before include "Make, generate" , "Manufacture, bring into being" , "coin" , "found" , "Concoct" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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