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Rector lied about being irritated (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riled

'irritated' is the definition.
('rile' can be a synonym of 'irritate')

'rector lied about' is the wordplay.
'rector' becomes 'r'.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'lied' is an anagram of 'iled'.
'r'+'iled'='RILED'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for riled that I've seen before include "get angry" , "Nettled" , "Annoyed" , "Cross" , "Made angry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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