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Likely to snap under pressure (3-8)

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3-8

ill-tempered

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'likely' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'snap under pressure' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'under' could be 'per' (both can mean 'in accordance with') and 'per' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ill-tempered that I've seen before include "chippy" , "Irritable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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