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Wobbling for an instant (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashake

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'wobbling' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'an instant' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'shake' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ashake that I've seen before include "Trembling" , "Vibrating" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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