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Earn a hug changing angry speech (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harangue

'angry speech' is the definition.
(harangue means a long, angry speech)

'earn a hug changing' is the wordplay.
'changing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'earn'+'a'+'hug'='earnahug'
'earnahug' anagrammed gives 'HARANGUE'.

(Other definitions for harangue that I've seen before include "Speak loudly (at)" , "Declamation - lecture" , "Long, loud and aggressive speech" , "A lengthy earnest speech" , "Highly charged speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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