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Hot anger in evidence as they reveal lurid colour, maybe (9)

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I believe the answer is:

tangerine

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'colour maybe' is the definition.
'tangerine' can be an answer for 'colour' (tangerine is a colour). I'm not certain of the 'maybe' bit.

'hot anger in evidence as they reveal lurid' is the wordplay.
'TANGERINE' is hidden within the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for tangerine that I've seen before include "Variety of mandarin orange" , "Small orange-like fruit (from North Africa?)" , "something juicy being given to press" , "Kind of orange" , "shade" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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