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Seethed as muddle rose awkwardly (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smouldered

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'seethed' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'muddle rose awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates an anagram.
'muddle'+'rose'='muddlerose'
'muddlerose' is an anagram of 'SMOULDERED'.

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for smouldered that I've seen before include "nearly burned" , "harboured bad emotions" , "slowly burned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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