In no mood for joking (5)

I believe the answer is:

testy

(Other definitions for testy that I've seen before include "likely to flare up?" , "Short-tempered" , "Quick to anger" , "Irritable" , "Bad-tempered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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