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Aggravated, hate large dogs fighting (2,11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at loggerheads

'aggravated' is the definition.
(at loggerheads means in conflict)

'hate large dogs fighting' is the wordplay.
'fighting' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'hate'+'large'+'dogs'='hatelargedogs'
'hatelargedogs' is an anagram of 'AT LOGGERHEADS'.

(Other definitions for at loggerheads that I've seen before include "In violent disagreement" , "In violent dispute" , "Quarrelling" , "Disagreeing with" , "In confrontation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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