Sore, as a throat (8)

I believe the answer is:

scratchy

(Other definitions for scratchy that I've seen before include "bad-tempered" , "Playing badly" , "Itchy" , "Irritable" , "(Of sound) rough, grating" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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