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Trouble turning steel nut (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unsettle

'trouble' is the definition.
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'turning steel nut' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'steel'+'nut'='steelnut'
'steelnut' is an anagram of 'UNSETTLE'.

(Other definitions for unsettle that I've seen before include "worry" , "Disturb, disconcert" , "Discompose" , "Disturb the calm or stability of" , "Disrupt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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