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"I CAN'T!" Bossy heartless ridiculous pigheadedness (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obstinacy

'pigheadedness' is the definition.
('obstinacy' can be a synonym of 'pigheadedness')

'i can't bossy heartless ridiculous' is the wordplay.
'heartless' suggests removing the centre.
'ridiculous' is an anagram indicator.
'bossy' with its middle taken out is 'bosy'.
'i'+'cant'+'bosy'='icantbosy'
'icantbosy' is an anagram of 'OBSTINACY'.

(Other definitions for obstinacy that I've seen before include "Stubbornness" , "character of mule" , "Pig-headedness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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