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No work, agitated, upset? It’s best suited for a later course (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dessert spoon

'it's best suited for a later course' is the definition.
(spoon for a later course)

'no work agitated upset?' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (operation, work done in an operating theatre).
'agitated' becomes 'stressed' (agitated can mean stressed or worried).
'upset?' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'upset' mean this).
'no'+'op'+'stressed'='noopstressed'
'noopstressed' in reverse letter order is 'DESSERT SPOON'.

(Another definition for dessert spoon that I've seen is " it's needed for final course".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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