Irritated, antagonised (7)

I believe the answer is:

needled

(Other definitions for needled that I've seen before include "got angry" , "was annoying" , "Piqued" , "Annoyed - provoked" , "Irritated (sl.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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