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Tension or anguish after DI is dismissed (6)

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I believe the answer is:

stress

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'tension' is the definition.
(I know that tension can be written as stress)

'anguish after di is dismissed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'dismissed' could be 'st' and 'st' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for stress that I've seen before include "Dwell on" , "possible excuse for sickie?" , "Highlight" , "why off work?" , "Emphasise the pressure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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