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Row with the French continues bitterly (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rankles

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'continues bitterly' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'row with the french' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'rank' (as in a taxi rank).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'the french' becomes 'les' (plural form of 'the' in French).
'rank'+'les'='RANKLES'

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(Other definitions for rankles that I've seen before include "Riles" , "Goes on vexing" , "Causes lasting and bitter annoyance" , "Continues to hurt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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