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Captious, carping (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

critical

This clue is a double definition.

'captious' is the first definition.
(similar in meaning)

'carping' is the second definition.
(similar in meaning)

(Other definitions for critical that I've seen before include "giving literary analysis" , "of such crucial importance" , "Finding faults" , "Making negative judgments" , "essential" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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