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Worried about roof of Rolls getting marked (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scarred

'marked' is the definition.
('scar' can be a synonym of 'mark')

'worried about roof of rolls' is the wordplay.
'worried' becomes 'scared' (I've seen this in another clue).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'roof of rolls' becomes 'r' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'scared' going around 'r' is 'SCARRED'.

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for scarred that I've seen before include "Bearing the marks of wounds" , "Marked (by wound)" , "bearing evidence of injury" , "Flawed" , "Blemished" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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