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Attack in anger following boozer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barrage

'attack' is the definition.
(barrage is a kind of attack)

'anger following boozer' is the wordplay.
'anger' becomes 'rage' (rage is a kind of anger).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'boozer' becomes 'bar'.
'rage' after 'bar' is 'BARRAGE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for barrage that I've seen before include "Artificial obstruction in a river" , "Deterrent to low-flying air attacks" , "number of shots" , "Heavy bombardment" , "Prolonged artillery fire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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