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Upset from upside-down puddings I had (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distressed

'upset' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'upside-down puddings i had' is the wordplay.
'upside down' is a reversal indicator.
'puddings' becomes 'desserts' (I've seen this before).
'i had' becomes 'id' (I'd).
'desserts'+'id'='dessertsid'
'dessertsid' backwards is 'DISTRESSED'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for distressed that I've seen before include "like Samson when deprived of his strength?" , "in anguish?" , "Anxious" , "In deep pain or sorrow" , "Upset; deliberately aged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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