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After a week minor perhaps gets bolshie (7)

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I believe the answer is:

awkward

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'gets bolshie' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'after a week minor' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'week' becomes 'wk' (common abbreviation).
'minor' becomes 'ward' (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'wk' is 'awk'.
'awk'+'ward'='AWKWARD'

'perhaps' is the link.

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(Other definitions for awkward that I've seen before include "Difficult to handle" , "Stiff and clumsy" , "Hard to do; ungraceful" , "Gauche - obstinate" , "Gauche and clumsy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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