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Bad-tempered beagle raised poorly (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disagreeable

'bad-tempered' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'beagle raised poorly' is the wordplay.
'poorly' indicates an anagram (a poor spelling).
'beagle'+'raised'='beagleraised'
'beagleraised' anagrammed gives 'DISAGREEABLE'.

(Other definitions for disagreeable that I've seen before include "Obnoxious" , "Bad-tempered" , "Unpleasant" , "Offensive - peevish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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