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He's rude and not very precise (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rough

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'he's rude and not very precise' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for rough that I've seen before include "scratchy" , "Approximate - rudimentary" , "Approximate; turbulent" , "Not level or smooth, like part of golf course" , "Boisterous - thug" .)

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