The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESENTS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RESENTS
- Begrudges accommodation costs outside Home Counties
- Takes umbrage at fees across south-east
- Isn’t happy about hosts — quietly gets off
- Is grumpy about shows not starting
- Feels bitter about lease payments covering empty stable
- Begrudges lack of parking in awards
- Dislikes shows not featuring piano
- Feels bitter about topless awards
- Dislikes research about broadcast
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What does RESENTS mean?
RESENTS verb- To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
- To express displeasure or indignation at.
- To be sensible of; to feel.
- In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
- To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent, to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
- To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.