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File man messed up in anger (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inflame

'anger' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'file man messed up' is the wordplay.
'messed up' is an anagram indicator.
'file'+'man'='fileman'
'fileman' anagrammed gives 'INFLAME'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inflame that I've seen before include "Provoke; aggravate" , "Exacerbate" , "Provoke to anger" , "Intensify, aggravate" , "Make (a situation) worse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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