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Neil Armstrong somewhat upset being in outer space? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

alien

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'space?' is the definition.
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'neil armstrong somewhat upset being in outer' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'neil' is 'lien' which is present in the answer.
A single letter 'a' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for alien that I've seen before include "Foreign; extraterrestrial" , "Outlandish" , "Stranger" , "ET" , "coming from overseas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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