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Language of male getting cross (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manx

'language' is the definition.
(Manx is an example)

'male getting cross' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'man' (man is a kind of male).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cross' becomes 'x' (X is cross-shaped).
'man'+'x'='MANX'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for manx that I've seen before include "From an isle in the Irish Sea" , "Kind of cat" , "Island's" , "Breed of tailless cat" , "To do with the Isle of Man - say a cat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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