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Small fish is upset (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shake

'upset' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small fish' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'fish' becomes 'hake' (I've seen this before).
's'+'hake'='SHAKE'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shake that I've seen before include "Frothy milk drink" , "Tremble, vibrate" , "wave" , "Vibrate; drink" , "Shiver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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