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Upset a rum at party (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trauma

'upset' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a rum at party' is the wordplay.
'party' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'parties' mean this (the letters move or party around)).
'a'+'rum'+'at'='arumat'
'arumat' is an anagram of 'TRAUMA'.

(Other definitions for trauma that I've seen before include "Physical or mental shock" , "Nervous shock" , "Psychological wound" , "dreadful shock!" , "Bodily or mental shock" .)

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