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Noisily rise, being peeved (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sore

'peeved' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'noisily rise' is the wordplay.
'noisily' shows a homophone (sound like).
'rise' becomes 'soar' (soaring is a kind of rising).
'soar' sounds like 'SORE'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for sore that I've seen before include "Eros (anag.)" , "See 16" , "Hurtful to the touch, like rose" , "Aggrieved" , "Painful spot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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