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One judge is up in arms (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irate

'up in arms' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'one judge' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'i'+'rate'='IRATE'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "having got in wax" , "Annoyed, nettled" , "Mad" , "Narked" , "raging" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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