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Reason for needless panic (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

false alarm

(Other definitions for false alarm that I've seen before include "Panic over" , "unfounded scare?" , "Warning proving unnecessary" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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