More abrupt or harsher in speech (7)

I believe the answer is:

sharper

(Other definitions for sharper that I've seen before include "showing greater astuteness" , "More acerbic" , "Card player" , "More acute" , "Cheat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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