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Trouble a nobleman with a saintly heart? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pester

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'trouble' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a nobleman with a saintly heart?' is the wordplay.
'a nobleman' becomes 'peer' (peer is a kind of nobleman).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'a saintly heart?' becomes 'st' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'peer' enclosing 'st' is 'PESTER'.

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(Other definitions for pester that I've seen before include "Nag, badger" , "Keep bothering" , "Annoy with persistent requests" , "Annoy with frequent questions" , "Importune" .)

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