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Exhausted Irish parliamentarian suppressing anger (5)

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tired

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'exhausted' is the definition.
(exhausted can mean very tired)

'irish parliamentarian suppressing anger' is the wordplay.
'irish parliamentarian' becomes 'td' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'suppressing' is an insertion indicator.
'anger' becomes 'ire' (ire is intense rage).
'td' placed around 'ire' is 'TIRED'.

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(Other definitions for tired that I've seen before include "Beat" , "Exhausted" , "Worn out" , "Sleepy" , "In need of rest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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