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Twist cap in alarm (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

panic

'alarm' is the definition.
(alarm can mean panic or worry)

'twist cap in' is the wordplay.
'twist' indicates an anagram (a twisted or distorted version of the letters).
'cap'+'in'='capin'
'capin' anagrammed gives 'PANIC'.

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "much unease" , "Horror" , "Uncontrollable terror, infectious fear" , "Lose one's cool" , "Sudden uncontrollable fear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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