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Speaks harshly of making a pass at a redhead (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rasps

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'speaks harshly' is the definition.
'rasps' can be an answer for 'speaks' (rasping is a kind of speaking). I am unsure of the 'harshly' bit.

'making a pass at a redhead' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates an anagram.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a redhead' becomes 'r' (the head/first letter of 'red').
'pass' anagrammed gives 'asps'.
'asps' after 'r' is 'RASPS'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rasps that I've seen before include "Coarse files" , "Scrapes" , "fruit briefly" , "Jars" , "Grates harshly" .)

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