Crotchety (3-7)

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ill-natured

'crotchety' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for ill-natured that I've seen before include "Mean-spirited" , "Bad-tempered, churlish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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