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Burdensome enough to make anybody turn sour (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

onerous

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'burdensome' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'anybody turn sour' is the wordplay.
'anybody' becomes 'one' (I've seen this in another clue).
'turn' is an anagram indicator.
'sour' anagrammed gives 'rous'.
'one'+'rous'='ONEROUS'

'enough to make' is the link.
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(Other definitions for onerous that I've seen before include "Involving much effort" , "Burdensome, taxing" , "Oppressive, difficult to bear" , "No euros? That's burdensome" , "'Burdensome, not easily borne (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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