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Sensitive girl, Clea, all of a muddle (8)

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I believe the answer is:

allergic

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

'girl clea all of a muddle' is the wordplay.
'girl clea' anagrams to 'ALLERGIC'.
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(Other definitions for allergic that I've seen before include "Having unfavourable reaction as to certain foods, pollen etc" , "Responding badly (to something)" , "Hypersensitive to something" , "Having an abnormal reaction to something" , "Vulnerable or sensitive to, perhaps pollen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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