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New stage in harassment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teasing

'harassment' is the definition.
(teasing is a kind of harassment)

'new stage in' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'stage'+'in'='stagein'
'stagein' with letters rearranged gives 'TEASING'.

(Other definitions for teasing that I've seen before include "Tantalising" , "Annoying" , "Combing wool and irritating playfully" , "Vexing playfully" , "Making fun of in a playful way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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