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Animosity continued, tribunal failing to reach conclusion (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rancour

'animosity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'continued tribunal failing to reach conclusion' is the wordplay.
'continued' becomes 'ran' (running is a kind of continuing).
'tribunal' becomes 'court' (synonyms).
'failing to reach conclusion' means to remove the last letter.
'court' with its last letter removed is 'cour'.
'ran'+'cour'='RANCOUR'

(Other definitions for rancour that I've seen before include "Spiteful hostility" , "Deep-seated bitterness" , "generating ill-feeling ..." , "Bitter feeling or ill will" , "Bitterness and ill will" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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