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Vie with Arabs in a way that is irritating (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abrasive

'is irritating' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'vie with arabs in a way' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'in a way' indicates an anagram.
'vie'+'arabs'='viearabs'
'viearabs' anagrammed gives 'ABRASIVE'.

'that' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abrasive that I've seen before include "Harsh - chafing" , "Emery paper or steel wool, say" , "Causing irritation" , "Like pumice - rough in manner" , "Harsh - scratchy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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