Has frightful anxieties and could be made sadder (6)

I believe the answer is:

dreads

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'has frightful anxieties and could' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'made sadder' is the wordplay.
'made' is an anagram indicator.
'sadder' with letters rearranged gives 'DREADS'.

'be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for dreads that I've seen before include "Strongly fears" , "Looks ahead with apprehension" , "Sadder (anag)" , "Is in great fear of" , "Anticipates with horror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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