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Take badly even the least upset! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steal

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'take' is the definition.
(stealing is a kind of taking)

'least upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'least' is an anagram of 'STEAL'.

'badly even the' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for steal that I've seen before include "Whip" , "Take without permission" , "Take illegally" , "Make off with" , "Creep" .)

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