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Attacks pubs full of anger (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barrages

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

'pubs full of anger' is the wordplay.
'pubs' becomes 'bars' (I've seen this in another clue).
'full of' is an insertion indicator.
'anger' becomes 'rage' (rage is a kind of anger).
'bars' enclosing 'rage' is 'BARRAGES'.

(Other definitions for barrages that I've seen before include "Continuous showers of shell" , "Rapid and continuous deliveries, of gunfire perhaps" , "Bombardments, onslaughts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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