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What a footballer may get when someone pulls his jersey (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shirty

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'what a footballer may get when someone pulls' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'his jersey' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'his' is 'shi' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for shirty that I've seen before include "Tetchy" , "Irritable" , "Ill-tempered (informal)" , "Ill-tempered or annoyed with a garment" , "Bad-tempered (like a garment?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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