Animal's eaten acre, made to go on run, sounding less healthy (7)

I believe the answer is:

hoarser

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(Other definitions for hoarser that I've seen before include "Rougher-sounding" , "More husky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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