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Sign left ten disturbed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

portent

'sign' is the definition.
(portent is a kind of sign)

'left ten disturbed' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard**).
'disturbed' is an anagram indicator.
'ten' with letters rearranged gives 'ent'.
'port'+'ent'='PORTENT'

(Other definitions for portent that I've seen before include "Evil omen" , "Sign, omen" , "Augury" , "Sign of thing to come" , "Warning of momentous event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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