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Liable to see red snake burrowing into pine (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waspish

'liable to see red' is the definition.

'snake burrowing into pine' is the wordplay.
'snake' becomes 'asp' (asp is a kind of snake).
'burrowing into' is an insertion indicator.
'pine' becomes 'wish'.
'asp' put into 'wish' is 'WASPISH'.

(Other definitions for waspish that I've seen before include "Petulant" , "Easily angered - with black and yellow stripes?" , "Spiteful (with a slender waist?)" , "Bad-tempered like striped stinger" , "Easily-provoked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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