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Irritable having mislaid pencil-set (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

splenetic

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

'mislaid pencil-set' is the wordplay.
'mislaid' indicates an anagram.
'pencil'+'set'='pencilset'
'pencilset' anagrammed gives 'SPLENETIC'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for splenetic that I've seen before include "testy" , "Often cross" , "Irritable" , "Peevish" , "Bad-tempered, spiteful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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