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Worry safecracker's opening lock (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stress

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

'safecracker's opening lock' is the wordplay.
'opening' suggests taking the first letters.
'lock' becomes 'tress' (both can mean a piece of hair).
The initial letter of 'safecrackers' is 's'.
's'+'tress'='STRESS'

(Other definitions for stress that I've seen before include "result of being overworked" , "Strain or accentuate" , "Feeling of pressure" , "'Worry, pressure (6)'" , "nervous tension" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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