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Ross

I believe the answer is:

brusque

(Other definitions for brusque that I've seen before include "Blunt and uncivil" , "Curt, snippy" , "Abrupt in manner" , "Curt and offhand in manner" , "Abrupt, offhand" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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