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Muslim oddly upset over hands-on therapy (7)

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I believe the answer is:

shiatsu

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'hands-on therapy' is the definition.
'shiatsu' can be an answer for 'therapy' (shiatsu is a kind of therapy). I am not certain of the 'hands-on' bit.

'muslim oddly upset over' is the wordplay.
'muslim' becomes 'shia' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'over' is a reversal indicator.
The alternating letters of 'upset' are 'ust'.
'ust' in reverse letter order is 'tsu'.
'shia'+'tsu'='SHIATSU'

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(Other definitions for shiatsu that I've seen before include "form of massage" , "Touchy-feely service" , "Japanese healing massage technique" , "Form of treatment that entails pressure with the fingers on specific points on the body" , "Japanese therapy that uses acupressure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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