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Taken away in tears again? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

removed

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'taken away' is the definition.
('remove' can be a synonym of 'take away')

'tears again?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'again?' could be 're' (prefix meaning 'again') and 're' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'moved' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for removed that I've seen before include "Took away" , "Withdrawn" , "Got rid of" , "Having made a withdrawal" , "Taken away" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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