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This taper worried analyst (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

therapist

'analyst' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'this taper worried' is the wordplay.
'worried' indicates anagramming the letters.
'this'+'taper'='thistaper'
'thistaper' is an anagram of 'THERAPIST'.

(Other definitions for therapist that I've seen before include "Help" , "nurse" , "Provider of relieving 57 Across" , "healing type" , "Shrink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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