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Surprised reaction from one in healthy state (4,1,7)

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I believe the answer is:

well i declare

'surprised reaction' is the definition.
(expression of surprise)

'one in healthy state' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (roman numeral).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'healthy' becomes 'well' (associated in meaning).
'state' becomes 'declare' (declaring is a kind of stating).
'well'+'declare'='welldeclare'
'i' put within 'welldeclare' is 'WELL I DECLARE'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Another definition for well i declare that I've seen is " My".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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