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Resentful as the chap who's out of the race? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ratty

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(Other definitions for ratty that I've seen before include "Mole's friend (The Wind in the Willows)" , "Short" , "Waspish" , "Cross - character in "The Wind in the Willows"" , "Characteristic of pest" .)

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