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Female endlessly angry about problem with tights? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ladder

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'tights?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'female endlessly angry about problem' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'lady' (lady is a kind of female).
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'angry about problem' becomes 'der' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'lady' with its last letter taken away is 'lad'.
'lad'+'der'='LADDER'

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ladder that I've seen before include "Household climbing device or tear in stocking" , "Hierarchical structure" , "Means of ascent" , "Run in stockings" , "Domestic device for climbing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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