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Harshness of manner (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asperity

'harshness of manner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for asperity that I've seen before include "Irritability" , "Harshness or severity of manner" , "Harshness, bitter coldness" , "Roughness of temper" , "Roughness, bitterness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Guardian.
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