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Nasty mark on end of toe is a big worry (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scare

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'a big worry' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both feelings as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'nasty mark on end of toe' is the wordplay.
'nasty mark' becomes 'scar' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'toe' is 'e'.
'scar'+'e'='SCARE'

'is' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for scare that I've seen before include "Health worry" , "Cause fright, alarm" , "Startle" , "Frighten, alarm" , "Greatly frighten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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