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Now so flustered and faint! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swoon

'faint' is the definition.
(I know that faint can be written as swoon)

'now so flustered' is the wordplay.
'flustered' is an anagram indicator.
'now'+'so'='nowso'
'nowso' anagrammed gives 'SWOON'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for swoon that I've seen before include "Show ecstasy" , "Lose consciousness" , "Pass out" , "experience ecstasy" , "Fall fainting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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