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vexed

 adjective
     
vexed
1

vexed question/issue/problem etc

a complicated problem that has caused a lot of discussion and argument and is difficult to solve
vexed question/issue/problem etc of
the vexed question of sexism
2 [+ at/with] old-fashioned annoyed or worried
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