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Hothead to argue about an address (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harangue

'address' is the definition.
(haranguing is a kind of addressing)

'hothead to argue about an' is the wordplay.
'hothead' becomes 'h' (head letter of 'hot').
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'argue' placed around 'an' is 'arangue'.
'h'+'arangue'='HARANGUE'

(Other definitions for harangue that I've seen before include "'Loud, long diatribe (8)'" , "Lecture aggressively" , "A lengthy earnest speech" , "Tirade, diatribe" , "Exhortation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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