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Dukes in anger posing cryptic question (6)

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'cryptic question' is the definition.
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'dukes in anger' is the wordplay.
'dukes' becomes 'dd' (an abbreviation for duke written twice).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'anger' becomes 'rile' (rile can mean to annoy or anger).
'dd' placed inside 'rile' is 'RIDDLE'.

'posing' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for riddle that I've seen before include "Cryptic statement" , "Puzzling person, thing" , "sort out" , "Ingenious question" , "Run through" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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