Crossword Genius

Anger shown by home clubs seen off (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incense

'anger' is the definition.
(incensing is a kind of angering)

'home clubs seen off' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'seen' is an anagram of 'ense'.
'in'+'c'+'ense'='INCENSE'

'shown by' is the link.

(Other definitions for incense that I've seen before include "that might be sensed in church?" , "Nettle" , "Provoke" , "Make furious" , "Make angry: aromatic substance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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