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Persistently annoying (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pesky

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">persistently annoying</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for pesky that I've seen before include "Annoying - troublesome" , "Bothersome" , "Annoying (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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