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Approaching rogue in anger (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nearing

'approaching' is the definition.
('near' can be a synonym of 'approach')

'rogue in anger' is the wordplay.
'rogue' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'anger'='inanger'
'inanger' with letters rearranged gives 'NEARING'.

(Other definitions for nearing that I've seen before include "Moving towards" , "Drawing closer to" , "Getting close to" , "Approaching" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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