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Indignant, but relaxed in measure (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resentful

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

'relaxed in measure' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'measure' could be 'sen' (sen is a kind of measure) and 'sen' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for resentful that I've seen before include "Indignant" , "Tiny wave" , "feeling sore" , "Disgruntled" , "Taking ill" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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