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Defeat inspiring anger with defence (8)

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I believe the answer is:

firewall

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'defence' is the definition.
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'defeat inspiring anger with' is the wordplay.
'defeat' becomes 'fall' (fall can mean a loss or defeat).
'inspiring' is an insertion indicator.
'anger' becomes 'ire' (ire is intense rage).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'ire'+'w'='irew'
'fall' placed around 'irew' is 'FIREWALL'.

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(Other definitions for firewall that I've seen before include "A protective system" , "Software protection for computer" , "network protection" , "Computer security system against online attack" .)

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