Became very angry when attacked (7)

I believe the answer is:

stormed

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'attacked' is the definition.
(storming is a kind of attacking)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for stormed that I've seen is " Charged".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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