Possible Clues:

• Persistent objections must be raised and initiated
• Difficult end endured without drug
• Obstinate, unyielding
• Short piece delivered to the world is uncompromising
• Cussed fag-end brought to life
• Tenaciously unwilling to yield
• Rigid objections raised and tolerated endlessly
• Part of cheque created is hard to change
• Pig-headed, being brought into this world under revolutionary conditions
• Dogged painter largely taken with old navy