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Encouraged to be terribly rude with note (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urged

'encouraged' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'terribly rude with note' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'note' becomes 'g' (musical note**).
'rude' anagrammed gives 'ured'.
'ured' going around 'g' is 'URGED'.

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for urged that I've seen before include "Egged on" , "Incited" , "Beseeched" , "Impelled - encouraged" , "Exhorted or prodded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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