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Worry about a guitar piece? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fret

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'worry' is the definition.
(to fret about something is to worry)

'about a guitar piece?' is the wordplay.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'a guitar' becomes 'fet' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'piece?' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for Rook).
'fet' placed around 'r' is 'FRET'.

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(Other definitions for fret that I've seen before include "Chafe; worry" , "Notes separator" , "Worry unnecessarily" , "Worry; wet mist" , "Vex oneself - part of a fingerboard" .)

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