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Go over plot for one who's habitually bad-tempered (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crosspatch

'one who's habitually bad-tempered' is the definition.
(bad-tempered person)

'go over plot' is the wordplay.
'go over' becomes 'cross' (to cross over).
'plot' becomes 'patch' (synonyms).
'cross'+'patch'='CROSSPATCH'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for crosspatch that I've seen before include "Ill-natured type" , "Grump" , "Ill-tempered person" , "Irascible type" , "Bad-tempered person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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