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Tormented and chased around area (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haunted

'tormented' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'chased around area' is the wordplay.
'chased' becomes 'hunted' (hunting is a kind of chasing).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'hunted' going around 'a' is 'HAUNTED'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for haunted that I've seen before include "Beset by spirits" , "Full of ghosts" , "Ghost-ridden" , "tormented" , "Frequented by ghosts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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