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Annoyed by Dire Straits, unfortunately twice missing start of song (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irritated

'annoyed' is the definition.
('irritate' can be a synonym of 'annoy')

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for irritated that I've seen before include "Vexed" , "Stimulated" , "Irked" , "put out" , "Ratty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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