New ethics people find irritating (6)

I believe the answer is:

itches

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'people find irritating' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'new ethics' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ethics' with letters rearranged gives 'ITCHES'.

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(Other definitions for itches that I've seen before include "Ethics (anag)" , "They're in need of a scratch" , "Feels tingling sensation in skin" , "Tingles as skin may" , "They need to be scratched" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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