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Sell Tate off causing feud (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vendetta

'feud' is the definition.
(vendetta is a kind of feud)

'sell tate off' is the wordplay.
'sell' becomes 'vend' (vending is a kind of selling).
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tate' anagrammed gives 'etta'.
'vend'+'etta'='VENDETTA'

'causing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vendetta that I've seen before include "Bitter feud between families" , "Violent feud" , "Murderous feud" , "intense feud" , "murderous campaign?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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