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Ned's out to upset the famous! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noted

'famous' is the definition.
(noted can mean well-known or famous)

'ned's out to upset' is the wordplay.
'out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'upset' is a reversal indicator.
'to' in reverse letter order is 'ot'.
'ned' enclosing 'ot' is 'NOTED'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for noted that I've seen before include "Remarked - famous" , "Illustrious" , "prominent" , "Wrote it down" , "Like music" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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