Different strangers Des offended (12)

I believe the answer is:

transgressed

'offended' is the definition.

'different strangers des' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates anagramming the letters.
'strangers'+'des'='strangersdes'
'strangersdes' with letters rearranged gives 'TRANSGRESSED'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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