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School head was concerned and frightened (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scared

'frightened' is the definition.
(scared means frightened or fearful)

'school head was concerned' is the wordplay.
'head' says to take the initial letters.
'was concerned' becomes 'cared' (had a care).
The initial letter of 'school' is 's'.
's'+'cared'='SCARED'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scared that I've seen before include "Frightened or intimidated" , "having kittens" , "Afraid, anxious" , "Frightened or apprehensive" , "Fearful, anxious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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