Irritated, irked (7)
(Other definitions for rankled that I've seen before include "resented" , "caused persistent annoyance" , "Caused ongoing annoyance" , "caused constant annoyance" , "Annoyed" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">irritated</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that irritated can be written as annoyed)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">irked</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for annoyed that I've seen before include "put out" , "Cross" , "Displeased" , "'Irritated, impatient (7)'" , "Vexed, irritated" .)