Rugged form of bitterness (6)
I believe the answer is:
grudge
'form of bitterness' is the definition.
(I know that grudge is a type of bitterness)
'rugged' is the wordplay.
'rugged' can be anagrammed to 'GRUDGE'.
But, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for grudge that I've seen before include "Resentment, rancour" , "Persistent feeling of resentment" , "Long-standing feeling of resentment" , "Active resentment" , "Feeling of resentment or illwill" .)