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The Speaker’s looked briefly annoyed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

piqued

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'annoyed' is the definition.
(piqued means annoyed or irritated)

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(Other definitions for piqued that I've seen before include "Having a feeling of hurt pride" , "Needled" , "put out" , "Felt resentment" , "Felt irritated" .)

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