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Worry about energy being dug up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mined

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'being dug up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'worry about energy' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'energy' could be 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'worry about' could be 'mind' (synonyms) and 'mind' is located in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for mined that I've seen before include "Placed charges" , "Sought diamonds?" , "Brought up" , "Excavated as for coal or diamonds" , "Quarried" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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