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Aggressive teller being awkward (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belligerent

'aggressive' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'teller being awkward' is the wordplay.
'awkward' indicates anagramming the letters.
'teller'+'being'='tellerbeing'
'tellerbeing' anagrammed gives 'BELLIGERENT'.

(Other definitions for belligerent that I've seen before include "hawk" , "fighting" , "Aggressive - it'll be green (anag)" , "Combative" , "Hostile, aggressive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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