Harry very bitter about a kind of animal abuse (6,7)

I believe the answer is:

badger baiting

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'kind of animal abuse' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

'harry very bitter about a' is the wordplay.
'harry' becomes 'badger' (both can mean to bother or harass).
'very bitter' becomes 'biting' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'very' bit.).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'biting' placed around 'a' is 'baiting'.
'badger'+'baiting'='BADGER-BAITING'

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(Another definition for badger baiting that I've seen is " so-called sport".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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