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Harry possesses silver, oddly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hassle

'harry' is the definition.
('hassle' can be a synonym of 'harry')

'possesses silver oddly' is the wordplay.
'possesses' becomes 'has' ('have' can be a synonym of 'possess').
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternate letters of 'silver' are 'sle'.
'has'+'sle'='HASSLE'

(Other definitions for hassle that I've seen before include "Bug" , "Struggle" , "Informally, annoyance or quarrel" , "Informally annoy or bother" , "Modern word for bother and annoyance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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