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Feels bitter about finding gifts unopened (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resents

'feels bitter about' is the definition.
('resent' can be a synonym of 'feel bitter about')

'gifts unopened' is the wordplay.
'gifts' becomes 'presents' (present is a kind of gift).
'unopened' means to remove the first letter (without opening letter).
'presents' with its first letter taken off is 'RESENTS'.

'finding' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for resents that I've seen before include "Begrudges" , "Takes offence" , "grudges" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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