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Anger after boy’s Christmas gift (12)

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I believe the answer is:

frankincense

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'gift' is the definition.
(gift given to the baby Jesus)

'anger after boy's christmas' is the wordplay.
'anger' becomes 'incense' (to incense is make angry).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'boy's christmas' becomes 'frank' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'incense' put after 'frank' is 'FRANKINCENSE'.

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(Other definitions for frankincense that I've seen before include "One of the gifts of the Magi" , "Gum resin used as incense" , "One of the Magi's gifts" , "Source of pleasant scent" , "Gift of one of the Magi" .)

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