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Suffering this year in agitation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hysteria

'agitation' is the definition.
(both can mean a state of distress)

'suffering this year' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'this'+'year'='thisyear'
'thisyear' with letters rearranged gives 'HYSTERIA'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hysteria that I've seen before include "Emotional and uncontrollable outburst" , "neurotic disorder" , "State of violent mental agitation" , "Uncontrolled emotion" , "display of wild emotion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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