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Turn pets out, distressed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upset

'distressed' is the definition.
(I know that distressed can be written as upset)

'turn pets out' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'pets' with letters rearranged gives 'pset'.
'u'+'pset'='UPSET'

(Other definitions for upset that I've seen before include "Disturb(ance)" , "emotional" , "Unexpected sports outcome" , "Disturbed or knocked out of place" , "Overturn; distress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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