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Hear a gun go off and speak to someone angrily (8)

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I believe the answer is:

harangue

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'speak to someone angrily' is the definition.
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'hear a gun go off' is the wordplay.
'go off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hear'+'a'+'gun'='hearagun'
'hearagun' with letters rearranged gives 'HARANGUE'.

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(Other definitions for harangue that I've seen before include "Declamation - lecture" , "Hectoring lecture" , "Speak loudly (at)" , "Forceful and aggressive speech" , "Lengthy and aggressive speech" .)

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