Persistently annoy prince (5)

I believe the answer is:

harry

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'persistently annoy' is the definition.
'harry' can be an answer for 'annoy' (harrying is a kind of annoying). I am unsure of the 'persistently' bit.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for harry that I've seen before include "Ravage - pester" , "Make repeated attacks on, badger" , "Ravage - prince" , "Wizard Potter" , "Persistently harass" .)

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