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Tell one is agitated and most isolated (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loneliest

'most isolated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tell one is agitated' is the wordplay.
'agitated' is an anagram indicator.
'tell'+'one'+'is'='telloneis'
'telloneis' anagrammed gives 'LONELIEST'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for loneliest that I've seen before include "most abandoned" , "most isolated" , "Most forlorn" , "remote than any other?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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