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American dog causes irritation (8)

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nuisance

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(Other definitions for nuisance that I've seen before include "Source of annoyance or aggravation" , "Irritant or botheration" , "Pest, source of annoyance" , "Pest, pain in the neck" , "Something which annoys" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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