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Angry man had died (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heated

'angry' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'man had died' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'he' ().
'had' becomes 'ate' (e.g. I had an ice cream).
'died' becomes 'd'.
'he'+'ate'+'d'='HEATED'

(Other definitions for heated that I've seen before include "Inflamed with passion" , "Furious" , "Angry - passionate" , "Raised the temperature" , "Fired-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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