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Hurtful remark (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barb

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hurtful remark</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for barb that I've seen before include "Backward-facing part of hook" , "A thorn or a gibe" , "Pointed part - gibe" , "Backward projecting point of an arrowhead" , "Arrowhead projection" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Independent, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Times, the Universal and The Wall Street Journal.
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