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Go off in a bad temper? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

explode

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'go off' is the definition.
(I know that go off can be written as explode)

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(Other definitions for explode that I've seen before include "Blow up" , "Set off" , "Pop" , "Violently shatter" , "Go off with a bang" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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