VERB: "to rub with something rough" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to rub with something rough" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. uttering in an irritated tone
2. a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
(verb)
1. scrape with a rasp
2. utter in a grating voice

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SOMETHING (noun)
1. An indeterminate or unknown event.
2. A substance or material thing, unknown indeterminate or not specified.
ROUGH (adjective)
1. unpleasantly stern
2. violently agitated and turbulent
ROUGH (adverb)
1. with roughness or violence (`rough’ is an informal variant for `roughly’)
2. with rough motion as over a rough surface
ROUGH (verb)
1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
ROUGH (noun)
1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

Hint 3: Anagram

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PARS

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