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Rough area around bay? On the contrary (6)

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hoarse

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(Other definitions for hoarse that I've seen before include "A horse with croaking voice" , "Having a frog" , "As if with a sore throat" , "With strained voice" , "Gravelly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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