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Resentment of some unfair excesses (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ire

'resentment' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'some unfair excesses' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'IRE' can be found hidden inside 'unfair excesses'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ire that I've seen before include "Intense anger" , "Losing head" , "passionate feeling" , "'Anger, wrath (3)'" , "Fury" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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