Gruff (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gruff</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that gruff can be written as hoarse)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hoarse that I've seen before include "in need of throat spray?" , "Of voice, rasping or gruff" , "'Husky, gruff (6)'" , "With strained voice" , "Husky (from cold)" .)
(Another definition for croaky that I've seen is " Hoarse like a frog".)