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Upset teacher grabbing unmarried mum (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bothered

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'upset' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'teacher grabbing unmarried mum' is the wordplay.
'teacher' becomes 'bed' (bachelor of education).
'grabbing' is an insertion indicator.
'unmarried mum' becomes 'other' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bed' going around 'other' is 'BOTHERED'.

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(Other definitions for bothered that I've seen before include "Made an effort -- put out" , "Was a pest" , "''Bewitched, ... and bewildered'' (song) (8)" , "` `Bewithched, ... and bewildered' '" , "Disturbed" .)

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