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Frustrated being of idle disposition (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foiled

'frustrated' is the definition.
(I know that frustrated can be written as foiled)

'of idle disposition' is the wordplay.
'disposition' is an anagram indicator.
'of'+'idle'='ofidle'
'ofidle' is an anagram of 'FOILED'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for foiled that I've seen before include "Thwarted, frustrated" , "Thwarted with sword?" , "Thwarted, defeated" , "Prevented the success of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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