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Social worker upset Anne, I sense (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antenna

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'i sense' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'social worker upset anne' is the wordplay.
'social worker' becomes 'ant' (ants are social insects).
'upset' is a reversal indicator.
'anne' backwards is 'enna'.
'ant'+'enna'='ANTENNA'

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(Other definitions for antenna that I've seen before include "Radio aerial" , "Insect's feeler" , "Feeling part" , "Transmitting aerial" , "sensitive feeler" .)

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