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Nervous but could be perfect (5)

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tense

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'nervous' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Future, possibly" , "contract" , "Nerve-racking" , "Future perfect? Could be" , "Stressed" .)

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