Cryptic crossword clue
Showing anger, aggrieve oddball eating just the outer parts of sprouts 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word AGGRESSIVE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Showing anger" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case showing anger = aggressive.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AGGRESSIVE mean?

AGGRESSIVE adjective
  1. Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
  2. Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
  3. (of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.

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