Furious English author with article for English (7)

I believe the answer is:

flaming

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'furious' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for flaming that I've seen before include "Brightly coloured" , "Burning fiercely" , "Ardent" , "Passionate" , "Fiery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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