Points river out, less relaxed (7)

I believe the answer is:

nervier

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'points river out less relaxed' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'points river out' is the wordplay.
'points' becomes 'ne' (North and East).
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'river' anagrammed gives 'rvier'.
'ne'+'rvier'='NERVIER'

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(Another definition for nervier that I've seen is " More anxious".)

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