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Churlish (5)

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I think it could be either:

gruff

surly

'churlish' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for surly that I've seen before include "Ill-natured" , "Grumpily bad-tempered" , "Ill-tempered, unfriendly" , "Morose" , "Gruff and grumpy" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Times, The Telegraph, the L.A. Times Sunday, the L.A. Times Magazine, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, the Newsday.com and the Wall Street Journal.
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