The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PERTURB
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PERTURB
- Worry for each kind of wine knocked back
- Runs into vicious person with power, retreating in shock
- Trouble removing edging from aperture, black
- Regularly appears to unrobe? That leads to trouble
- Kind of wine seller’s rising trouble
- Power mindless Republican held, looking back, is worry
- Expert urbanely concealing disquiet
- Each time, rub out trouble
- Run a bath to get over upset
- Dry salesman backtracking causes worry
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The straight part
We know that "worry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case worry = perturb.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PERTURB mean?
PERTURB verb- To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
- To slightly modify the motion of an object.
- To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
- To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.