In the Civil War, his anger carried weight (6)
I believe the answer is:
ireton
'in the civil war' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'anger carried weight' is the wordplay.
'anger' becomes 'ire' (ire is intense rage).
'carried' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'weight' becomes 'ton' (unit of weight).
'ire'+'ton'='IRETON'
'his' acts as a link.
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(Another definition for ireton that I've seen is " General".)
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