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Frenchman in part upset by hike (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tramp

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

'frenchman in part upset' is the wordplay.
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'upset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'm'+'part'='mpart'
'mpart' is an anagram of 'TRAMP'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tramp that I've seen before include "Trudge; vagrant" , "Vagrant - cargo ship" , "Walk heavily like hobo" , "Vagrant, long walk" , "I usually walk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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