Take nothing from store on board here', advised last pair, being quite harassed (8)
I believe the answer is:
stressed
'quite harassed' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'take nothing from store on board here' advised last pair' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'take' could be 'r' (abbreviation for 'recipe', Latin for 'take') and 'r' is present in the answer.
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'last' could be 't' (I've seen this in other clues) and 't' is located in the answer.
'on board' could be 'ss' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ss' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'being' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stressed that I've seen before include "Flustery" , "exerted pressure" , "Emphasized or attached importance to" , "on edge" , "Suffering from physical or emotional strain" .)