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Bitterness shown by Army CO in trouble (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acrimony

'bitterness' is the definition.
(I know that bitterness can be written as acrimony)

'army co in trouble' is the wordplay.
'trouble' is an anagram indicator.
'army'+'co'+'in'='armycoin'
'armycoin' is an anagram of 'ACRIMONY'.

'shown by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for acrimony that I've seen before include "Bitterness of manner or words" , "Acronym I construct with bitter words" , "Bitterness of temper" , "Bitterness, ill feeling" , "'Bitterness, sharpness (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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