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Tough Listener I messed up (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resilient

'tough' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'listener i messed up' is the wordplay.
'messed up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'listener'+'i'='listeneri'
'listeneri' is an anagram of 'RESILIENT'.

(Other definitions for resilient that I've seen before include "quick to bounce back" , "Irrepressible" , "Quickly recovering" , "Able to spring back into shape" , "recovering easily from shock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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