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Pest that is seen outside becomes angry (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irate

'angry' is the definition.
(irate can mean angry or annoyed)

'pest that is seen outside' is the wordplay.
'pest' becomes 'rat' (rat can mean a nasty person).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (abbreviation for id est, 'that is' in Latin).
'seen outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'rat' placed within 'ie' is 'IRATE'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Spitting feathers" , "Not happy" , "Boiling" , "Aggrieved" , "will be up in arms" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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