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Bookish type succeeded, anger being expressed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scholar

'bookish type' is the definition.
(studious or bookish person)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for scholar that I've seen before include "Person of learning" , "Academic; pupil" , "Noted academic" , "Subject of poem by 1 across" , "Distinguished academic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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