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Irish sound mischievous, British superior (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brogue

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'irish sound mischievous british superior' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'british superior' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'british' could be 'br' (abbreviation for British) and 'br' is found in the answer.
'superior' could be 'u' (U can mean upper-class, as in U and non-U speech) and 'u' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for brogue that I've seen before include "Thick and heavy shoe" , "Irish or Scottish accent?" , "Irish accent or strong shoe" , "Style of shoe - style of accent" , "afoot?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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