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Companion given a smile, causing annoyance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chagrin

'annoyance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'companion given a smile' is the wordplay.
'companion' becomes 'cha' (I've seen this in other clues).
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a smile' becomes 'grin' ('grin' can be a synonym of 'smile').
'cha'+'grin'='CHAGRIN'

'causing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chagrin that I've seen before include "Humiliation, mortification" , "Discomfiture" , "Emotion" , "Arching with annoyance and embarrassment" , "Acute annoyance or disappointment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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