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Worried Barking is relatively rough (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rowdier

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'is relatively rough' is the definition.
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'worried barking' is the wordplay.
'barking' is an anagram indicator (UK slang for mad).
'worried' anagrammed gives 'ROWDIER'.

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(Other definitions for rowdier that I've seen before include ""noisier"" , "More raucous" , "more noisy" , "more disturbing" .)

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