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Give rage in order to afflict (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aggrieve

'afflict' is the definition.
(aggrieving is a kind of afflicting)

'give rage in order' is the wordplay.
'in order' indicates an anagram (the letters in a new order).
'give'+'rage'='giverage'
'giverage' with letters rearranged gives 'AGGRIEVE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aggrieve that I've seen before include "Pain or injure" , "Cause pain to; distress" , "Break the heart" , "Ill-use" , "Cause annoyance to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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