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With hindsight, feud nuisance engaged in here was not warranted (5)

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I believe the answer is:

undue

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'not warranted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'with hindsight feud nuisance engaged in here' is the wordplay.
'UNDUE' is hidden backwards within the letters.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.

'was' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for undue that I've seen before include "Excessively, unreasonably" , "too much" , "Excessive - unwarranted" , "Excessive amount" , "Not to be paid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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