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Furious buccaneer loses head (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irate

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

'buccaneer loses head' is the wordplay.
'buccaneer' becomes 'pirate' (historical term for a pirate).
'loses head' means to remove the first letter.
'pirate' with its initial letter taken off is 'IRATE'.

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Wild" , "raging" , "become irritated" , "Extremely cross" , "Angry, annoyed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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