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Egyptian citizen displays anger, breaking stick (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cairene

'egyptian citizen' is the definition.
(person from Cairo)

'anger breaking stick' is the wordplay.
'anger' becomes 'ire' (synonyms).
'breaking' indicates putting letters inside.
'stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'ire' placed inside 'cane' is 'CAIRENE'.

'displays' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cairene that I've seen before include "one from African capital" , "Egyptian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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