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Tesla phone app occasionally upset the likes of us (6)

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I believe the answer is:

people

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'likes of us' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'tesla phone app occasionally upset' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters (letters taken at regular intervals or occasions).
'upset' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'tesla'+'phone'+'app'='teslaphoneapp'
The alternating letters of 'teslaphoneapp' are 'elpoep'.
'elpoep' backwards is 'PEOPLE'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for people that I've seen before include "Humans in general" , "Community" , "Humankind" , "Persons in general" , "Race - mankind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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