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Puddings I'd sent back, upset (10)

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I believe the answer is:

distressed

'upset' is the definition.
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'puddings i'd sent back' is the wordplay.
'puddings' becomes 'desserts' (I've seen this before).
'sent back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'desserts'+'id'='dessertsid'
'dessertsid' reversed gives 'DISTRESSED'.

(Other definitions for distressed that I've seen before include "in anguish?" , "like Samson when deprived of his strength?" , "Upset; deliberately aged" , "Anxious" , "In deep pain or sorrow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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