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Son was worried, frightened (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scared

'frightened' is the definition.
('scare' can be a synonym of 'frighten')

'son was worried' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's'.
'was worried' becomes 'cared' (to care is to worry).
's'+'cared'='SCARED'

(Other definitions for scared that I've seen before include "Nervous" , "Frightened or apprehensive" , "Frightened, alarmed" , "in fright" , "Thing which precipitates an event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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