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Quarrelsome carpenter (6)

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chippy

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This clue might be a double definition.

'quarrelsome' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'carpenter' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for chippy that I've seen before include "Oversensitive - traditional British food shop" , "who may want a good deal" , "Carpenter - touchy" , "Irritable; carpenter" , "Resentful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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