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Anger after nude running showing a lack of necessary maturity (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

underage

'showing a lack of necessary maturity' is the definition.

'anger after nude running' is the wordplay.
'anger' becomes 'rage' (rage is a kind of anger).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'running' indicates an anagram.
'nude' anagrammed gives 'unde'.
'rage' after 'unde' is 'UNDERAGE'.

(Other definitions for underage that I've seen before include "Not legally old enough" , "Immature" , "Too tender" , "Not yet eligible to vote - too young" , "Need a rug (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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