Chafe (3)

I think it could be either:

rub

irk

'chafe' is the definition.
(I know that chafe can be written as rub)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rub that I've seen before include "Cause friction" , "Massage or buff" , "Work in" , "Remove marks - ... out" , "Copy (a church brass)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Newsday, the Penny Press and The Telegraph.

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