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Worried her raid may have gone astray! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harried

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

'her raid may have gone astray' is the wordplay.
'may have' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'gone astray' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'her' after 'raid' is 'raidher'.
'raidher' with letters rearranged gives 'HARRIED'.

(Other definitions for harried that I've seen before include "Persistently harassed" , "Worried" , "stressed" .)

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