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Worried, not getting a hi-tech acknowledgement (6)

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I believe the answer is:

credit

'acknowledgement' is the definition.
(acknowledgement of a contribution)

'worried not getting a hi-tech' is the wordplay.
'worried' becomes 'cared'.
'not getting' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'hi-tech' becomes 'IT' (Information Technology).
'cared' with 'a' taken out is 'cred'.
'cred'+'it'='CREDIT'

(Other definitions for credit that I've seen before include "Money available for borrowing" , "(Account) sum received" , "Time to pay, or due recognition" , "Positive balance in account" , "Direct (anag) - tick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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