Possible Clues:

• Vie with Arabs: could be rough
• Irritating supporters -- one in street
• Sandpaper say difficult to work with?
• Source of annoyance -- clothes items I have being scratchy
• Irritating new air base must secure victory
• One bar's busy and one's rough
• Scratchy — harsh
• When describing supporter this compiler's harsh
• Likely to offend others by being harsh and rude
• Sandpaper-like