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Hound: animal pursuing deer no end (6)

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harass

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(Other definitions for harass that I've seen before include "Badger, antagonise" , "Pester, annoy continually (6)" , "Make repeated attacks on" , "Constantly intimidate" , "Annoy persistently, persecute" .)

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