Fiery eruption, of a sort (6)

I believe the answer is:

tirade

(Other definitions for tirade that I've seen before include "Verbal onslaught" , "Fulmination" , "strong words" , "A long, abusive outburst" , "Long angry piece of denunciation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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