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Needle one fishes out of lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anger

'needle' is the definition.
(both can mean to annoy)

'one fishes out of lake' is the wordplay.
'one fishes' becomes 'angler' (someone who angles or fishes).
'out of' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'lake' becomes 'l' (geographical abbreviation).
'angler' with 'l' removed is 'ANGER'.

(Other definitions for anger that I've seen before include "Nettle" , "Rage" , "Wrath; annoy" , "Greatly annoy" , "wind up?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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