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Parvenu's rare visit irritated (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arriviste

'parvenu's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rare visit irritated' is the wordplay.
'irritated' indicates an anagram (letters disturbed or irritated).
'rare'+'visit'='rarevisit'
'rarevisit' is an anagram of 'ARRIVISTE'.

(Other definitions for arriviste that I've seen before include "nouveaux riches" , "Ambitious and self-seeking person" , "Social climber" , "Upstart" , "Parvenu" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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