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Rude and bad-tempered, a bit like a grizzly? (7)

Ross

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bearish

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'like a grizzly?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for bearish that I've seen before include "Like each part of 18 [POOH]" , "but not at all like a bull" , "Expecting losses" , "Clumsy" , "anticipating fall in prices" .)

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