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Feel bitter about unopened gift (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resent

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

'unopened gift' is the wordplay.
'unopened' means to remove the first letter.
'gift' becomes 'present' (present is a kind of gift).
'present' with its initial letter taken off is 'RESENT'.

'about' is the link.

(Other definitions for resent that I've seen before include "grudge" , "Feel affronted by" , "Take offence at" , "Dislike" , "Consider (something) to be an affront" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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