Six annoy in a masculine way (6)

I believe the answer is:

virile

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'in a masculine way' is the definition.
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'six annoy' is the wordplay.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'annoy' becomes 'rile' (synonyms).
'vi'+'rile'='VIRILE'

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(Other definitions for virile that I've seen before include "Robustly masculine" , "Manly and macho" , "male" , "Red-blooded" , "Manly, strong" .)

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