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Resentment is strangely rugged (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grudge

'resentment' is the definition.
(I know that grudge is a type of resentment)

'strangely rugged' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rugged' is an anagram of 'GRUDGE'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grudge that I've seen before include "Persistent feeling of resentment" , "Long-standing feeling of resentment" , "Feeling of resentment or illwill" , "Envy or bad feeling towards" , "Hard feelings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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