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Irritation, pest (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nuisance

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'irritation' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'pest' is the second definition.
(both can mean an annoying person)

(Other definitions for nuisance that I've seen before include "Trouble" , "Source of irritation, person or thing" , "Tiresome person or event" , "Bothersome annoying person" , "One causing annoyance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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