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Gnarled (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knotty

'gnarled' is the definition.
(I know that gnarled can be written as knotty)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for knotty that I've seen before include "Tangled - snarled" , "Tree trunk with hard masses - it's problematic" , "Convoluted" , "Difficult to unravel" , "Full of tangles; extremely intricate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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