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Rough, surly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gruff

I believe this is a double definition.

'rough' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'surly' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for gruff that I've seen before include "Sounding rough" , "Hoarse" , "Curt and surly" , "Churlish" , "Husky" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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