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The Clue

Upsets (5 letter answer)

The Answer

RILES

Tags

anger bug burn cause dander get goat hackle heat ire irk irritate irritation nettle off provoke raise rile rub stir tee tick upset vexe way work wrong

Notes

The answer RILES is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

Related Clues

Angers
Bugs
Gets to
Irks
Irritates
Nettles
Provokes
Vexes
Angers, with "up"
Burns up
Causes irritation
Heats up
Provokes anger
Raises ire
Stirs up
Tees off
Ticks off
Works (up)
Gets one's goat
Rubs the wrong way
Gets one's dander up
Raises one's hackles

Definition

RILE as a verb:

1. (annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil) = cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. (roil, rile) = make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
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