Angry sea bandit losing head (5)

I believe the answer is:

irate

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Angry and incensed" , "Narked" , "Hacked off" , "become irritated" , "A tier (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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