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Showing signs of distress with a straitened bent (11)

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I believe the answer is:

tearstained

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'showing signs of distress with a straitened bent' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'with a straitened bent' is the wordplay.
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'bent' is an anagram indicator.
'straitened' with letters rearranged gives 'terstained'.
'a' put inside 'terstained' is 'TEARSTAINED'.

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(Another definition for tearstained that I've seen is " Wet from crying".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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