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Maybe The Sun 's making a comeback? I'm not happy about that (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rats

'i'm not happy about that' is the definition.
('rats' is an expression of irritation)

'maybe the sun 's making a comeback?' is the wordplay.
'maybe the sun ' becomes 'star' (the sun is a star).
'making a comeback?' says the letters should be written backwards.
'star' backwards is 'RATS'.

(Other definitions for rats that I've seen before include "Oh no" , "Blast" , "were piped away" , "Snoopy's imprecation - vermin" , "Rodent pests" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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