Festered (7)

I believe the answer is:

rankled

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rankled that I've seen before include "Embittered" , "caused persistent annoyance" , "Festered" , "Annoyed" , "caused constant annoyance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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