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Sulk, extremely testy and small-minded (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petty

'small-minded' is the definition.
('petty' can be a synonym of 'small-minded')

'sulk extremely testy' is the wordplay.
'sulk' becomes 'pet'.
'extremely' suggests removing the centre.
'testy' with its middle taken out is 'ty'.
'pet'+'ty'='PETTY'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for petty that I've seen before include "Insignificant and smallminded" , "Insignificant or trivial" , "Small-time" , "Inferior" , "Trivial, piffling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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