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Swaying cedars caused fear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scared

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'caused fear' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't see how they can define each other.

'swaying cedars' is the wordplay.
'swaying' indicates an anagram (letters swaying or moving around).
'cedars' anagrammed gives 'SCARED'.

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(Other definitions for scared that I've seen before include "having kittens" , "Afraid of cedars" , "Frightened or intimidated" , "Afraid, anxious" , "Thing which precipitates an event" .)

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