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Being annoyed, rode us ragged! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roused

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'ragged' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't see how they can define each other.

'being annoyed rode us' is the wordplay.
'being annoyed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rode'+'us'='rodeus'
'rodeus' is an anagram of 'ROUSED'.

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(Other definitions for roused that I've seen before include "Made to waken or to become excited" , "Galvanized" , "Soured (anag.)" , "Stimulated" , "Woken up or moved to action" .)

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