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Very cross about soft palate (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

velum

'soft palate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'very cross about' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'cross' becomes 'mule' (I've seen this before).
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'mule' back-to-front is 'elum'.
'v'+'elum'='VELUM'

(Another definition for velum that I've seen is " Soft palate; me, luv (anag.)".)

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