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Hard rain disturbed shrew (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harridan

'shrew' is the definition.
(harridan is a kind of shrew)

'hard rain disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates anagramming the letters (the order of letters is disturbed).
'hard'+'rain'='hardrain'
'hardrain' with letters rearranged gives 'HARRIDAN'.

(Other definitions for harridan that I've seen before include "Scolding or bullying old woman" , "angry woman" , "Old nag" , "shrew" , "Female bully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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