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Rugged form of resentment (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grudge

'resentment' is the definition.
(grudge is a kind of resentment)

'rugged form' is the wordplay.
'form' indicates an anagram.
'rugged' with letters rearranged gives 'GRUDGE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grudge that I've seen before include "Resentment, animosity" , "Feeling of enmity or envy" , "Resent having to give or acknowledge something" , "Long-standing feeling of resentment" , "Envy or bad feeling towards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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