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Feeling of resentment when card game curtailed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pique

'feeling of resentment' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'card game curtailed' is the wordplay.
'card game' becomes 'piquet' (piquet is a kind of card game).
'curtailed' means to remove the last letter.
'piquet' with its final letter taken off is 'PIQUE'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for pique that I've seen before include "Sudden irritation" , "Provoke" , "Equip (anag.)" , "Irritation, resentment" , "Needle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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