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Managed my no-frills accommodation, full of bitterness (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rancorous

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'managed my no-frills accommodation full of bitterness' is the definition.
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'managed my no-frills accommodation' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of).
'my' becomes 'cor' (both are expressions of surprise).
'no-frills' says to take the centre (edge letters or 'frills' are removed).
'accommodation' becomes 'house'.
The middle of 'house' is 'ous'.
'ran'+'cor'+'ous'='RANCOROUS'

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(Other definitions for rancorous that I've seen before include "Acrimonious" , "Resentful, bitter" , "Showing bitter resentment" , "spiteful?" .)

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