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Pet-ty offense? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peeve

(Other definitions for peeve that I've seen before include "Annoy, get at, irritate" , "Intensely annoy" , "Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful" , "bug" , "cause irritation" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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