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Annoy one rattier drunk (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irritate

'annoy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'one rattier drunk' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rattier' with letters rearranged gives 'rritate'.
'i'+'rritate'='IRRITATE'

(Other definitions for irritate that I've seen before include "Nettle and annoy" , "bug" , "badger" , "Wind up" , "Vex, aggravate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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