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Bad-tempered person's so stuck up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ogre

'bad-tempered person's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'so stuck up' is the wordplay.
'so' becomes 'ergo' (synonyms).
'stuck up' is a reversal indicator.
'ergo' back-to-front is 'OGRE'.

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Wicked giant" , "Jack's giant perhaps" , "Terrifying person" , "Man-eating giant of folklore" , "Terrifying monster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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