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Furore when a drunken sot joins the marines (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

storm

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

'a drunken sot joins the marines' is the wordplay.
'a drunken' is an anagram indicator.
'joins' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the marines' becomes 'RM' (abbreviation for 'Royal Marines').
'sot' is an anagram of 'sto'.
'sto'+'rm'='STORM'

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for storm that I've seen before include "violent assault" , "Very unfavourable climate" , "Feature of weather" , "Charge" , "Squall" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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