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Belligerent publican on Lewis maybe ignoring Sabbath (7)

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hostile

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'belligerent' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for hostile that I've seen before include "Belligerent" , "Antagonistic" , "The soil strangely is unfriendly" , "Showing angry opposition" , "Enemy" .)

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