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That keyed up feeling married people have? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wedlock

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'that keyed up feeling' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'married people have?' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'wed' (wed can mean married).
'people have?' becomes 'lock' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'wed'+'lock'='WEDLOCK'

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(Other definitions for wedlock that I've seen before include "Marital state" , "Matrimony" , "The married state - throw away the key" , "A state of union" , "State of marriage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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