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Striving to become troublesome (6)

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trying

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'troublesome' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for trying that I've seen before include "Taxing" , "Stressful" , "What could be witnessed in court" , "Testing" , "Essaying" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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