Plagued (8)
I believe the answer is:
pestered
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">plagued</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pestered that I've seen before include "Constantly bothered by deer pets" , "Annoyed continually" , "Badgered with repeated requests" , "Harassed, annoyed" , "Constantly irritated by deer pets" .)