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Er, Delilah's gone mad — kicked up a terrible stink (6,4)

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I believe the answer is:

raised hell

'kicked up a terrible stink' is the definition.
(to raise hell is to complain very much)

'er delilah's gone mad' is the wordplay.
'gone mad' indicates an anagram.
'er'+'delilahs'='erdelilahs'
'erdelilahs' anagrammed gives 'RAISED HELL'.

(Another definition for raised hell that I've seen is " Made a lot of trouble".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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