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Upside-down cakes perhaps on edge (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stressed

'on edge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'upside-down cakes perhaps' is the wordplay.
'upside down' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'cakes perhaps' becomes 'desserts' (cakes are a type of dessert).
'desserts' reversed gives 'STRESSED'.

(Other definitions for stressed that I've seen before include "overwrought" , "Harassed, strained" , "Emphasised, underlined" , "anxious" , "Drew attention to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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