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Insult awfully pleasant chief (4,2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slap in the face

'insult' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'awfully pleasant chief' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates an anagram.
'pleasant'+'chief'='pleasantchief'
'pleasantchief' with letters rearranged gives 'SLAP IN THE FACE'.

(Other definitions for slap in the face that I've seen before include "Unexpected affront" , "the result of stupidly eating pancake?" , "Unexpected rejection" , "Insult" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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