With first couple dismissed wind up the batter's irritability (4)

I believe the answer is:

edge

(Other definitions for edge that I've seen before include "Skirt" , "Steal" , "Some bordering" , "incisiveness" , "Line where soething begins or ends" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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