Enrage trendy partner (7)

I believe the answer is:

inflame

'enrage' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'trendy partner' is the wordplay.
'trendy' becomes 'in'.
'partner' becomes 'flame' (flame can mean a romantic partner).
'in'+'flame'='INFLAME'

(Other definitions for inflame that I've seen before include "Bother" , "Excite passionate feelings" , "Exacerbate" , "Make (a situation) worse" , "Provoke; aggravate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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