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Vexation from a canny one when dancing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annoyance

'vexation' is the definition.
('annoyance' can be a synonym of 'vexation')

'a canny one when dancing' is the wordplay.
'when dancing' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'canny'+'one'='cannyone'
'cannyone' is an anagram of 'nnoyance'.
'a'+'nnoyance'='ANNOYANCE'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for annoyance that I've seen before include "Pain" , "Nuisance" , "(Anger at) harassment" , "pest" , "Source of anger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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